Laos Foods Recipes

Thai pho is called 'Guoi Tiao' so when in Laos, ask for 'Pho' and when in Thailand, ask for 'Guoi Tiao'. This beef noodle soup is the most popular soup in Laos and Thailand. I like to make this soup on new years and weekends because it requires low preparation time, the broth simmers all day, and guests help themselves. People from the northern region of Laos prefer khao soy which is with minced pork and salted soy beans noodle soup. Khao soy uses wide pho noodles. For 12 years, everytime I craved pho, would order it at restaurants and was never quite satisfied of the taste. I find the pho soups at restaurants have too much fat and not enough meat, vegetables, herbs and sauce options. Since my parents taught me, I make my own at home and for the price of one pho soup bowl, I could feed a family of 6. You can stir fry pho noodles to make Pad Thai Pho Noodles. Do not substitute vermicelli noodles for pho noodles. The star anis can also be added to dome kim w...

Most Thai and Lao children first learn how to cook sticky rice or jasmine rice before other dishes. However, the beef stir fry was my first dish when I was 11 years old. This shows you how simple it is to make this dish. Make sure that cooking time does not exceed 3 minutes. Stir Fry Recipe: Beef Stir Fry 2 cups chopped beef 1 tablespoon oil 1 tablespoon chopped garlic 1 tablespoon soy sauce 1 tablespoon oyster or hoisin sauce 1/2 cup snow peas 1/2 cup chopped sweet red peppers 1/4 cup chopped red onions Add chopped beef, garlic, soy sauce and oyster sauce. Mix thoroughly together and marinate for 1/2 hour. In a wok, over high heat, add oil and marinated beef. Stir fry until 50% of beef is cooked. Add onions and stir fry for 1 minute. Add snow peas and sweet peppers and stir for 2 minutes. Stir fry beef should not take longer than 3 minutes. Serve with sticky rice or khao chow and the Classic Thai / Lao Hot Sauce.

Lap Lao is the national food dish of Laos. It is like a salad dish with meat and Thai Lao herbs tossed together. You can make Lap Chicken, fish, and shrimp. The mint and the Ground Toasted Sticky Rice are the two ingredients that must be in all lap Lao dishes. Salad Recipe: Lap Lao Beef 1 cup thinly sliced beef that is barbecued to medium rare ¼ cup thinly sliced tripe (optional) ½ teaspoon chopped galangal 1 chili chopped 1 tablespoon chopped green onions 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro 2 tablespoon chopped mint 1 kaffir lime leaf ½ teaspoon chopped lemongrass 2 -3 tablespoon fish sauce 2 -3 tablespoon squeezed lime ½ teaspoon MSG (optional) 1 tablespoon Ground Toasted Sticky Rice Serve Lap Lao beef with sticky rice or Khao Chow which is jasmine rice . A lot of chopping is involved but the hard work is worth it. Also watch the Lap Chicken video.