Laos Foods Recipes

The video shows the raw /fresh lap shrimp and the cooked lap shrimp. Not all lap recipes must have mint so in one recipe, I use cilantro. Lap is the national dish of Laos

For every Lao and Thai traditional meal, there must be a dipping sauce, also known as 'jeow'. This jeow ba dek is the most traditional and that is why I call it the Lao National Dipping Sauce. Other versions of this traditional Thai and Lao dipping sauce : For 'jeow ga be' use shrimp paste instead of salted gourami fish For 'jeow ga boo' use crab paste instead of salted gourami fish For 'jeow bee' add 1 tablespoon of gall bladder and mix with any dipping sauces to give the sauce a bitter flavour Jeow Ba Dek ½ teaspoon chopped lemongrass ½ teaspoon chopped galangal ½ teaspoon chopped garlic 1 chopped kaffer lime leaf 2 tablespoons chopped or minced salted gourami fish (ba dek) 1 teaspoon fish sauce (optional) 3 tablespoons lime juice In a Thai / Lao Mortar & Pestle Set pound lemongrass, galangal, garlic, and lime leaf until smooth. Add minced salted gourami fish and squeezed lime. Mix and serve with sticky rice and jasmine rice

 Don't forget to make this traditional bamboo soup and offer it to them to buddhist monks. Soup Recipe : Bamboo Soup 2 cups yanang extract 2 cups bamboo 1 cup chopped mushrooms 15 to 20 quail eggs hard boiled 2 tablespoons chopped lemongrass 2 tablespoons chopped shallots 2 tablespoons sticky rice 4 chilies 2 tablespoons salted gourami fish or 3 tablespoons fish sauce Boil bamboo for 30 minutes. Drain water and chop bamboo. Soak sticky rice in water for 30 minutes. Drain water and add sticky rice in mortar with chilies. Pound with pestle until rice is a thick paste. Remove the sticky rice thickening paste and reserve. Add lemongrass and shallots in the mortar and pound with pestle until they are crushed into small pieces. In a pot over high heat, add chopped bamboo, yanang extract, mushrooms, and crushed lemongrass and shallots. Bring to boil. Add salted gourami fish, sticky rice thickening paste, and quail eggs. Cook for 15 minutes or until rice cooks. Stir pot often ...

This stir fry is called "aw". The sauce is thicken with soaked sticky rice and then grounded. Dill is the preferred herb but you can use cilantro. You must have either Asian eggplants (as seen in Eggplant Chili Sauce) or long beans. You can use any chopped meat. During my childhood tomboy stage, my brother and I would climb the cherry tree and shoot birds. My aim wasn't good but his was. Then he would cook this dish for me. Stir Fry Recipe: Aw Quail 3 quails chopped to bite size pieces 1 tablespoon chopped garlic 1 tablespoon oil 1 cup chopped dill ½ cup chopped green onions 3 tablespoons sticky rice 2 cups chopped long beans or Asian eggplants (as seen in Eggplant Chili Sauce) ½ cup chopped tomatoes 2 tablespoons fish sauce ½ teaspoon salt 3 kaffir lime leaves 3 pieces chopped ginger 2 pieces lemongrass 4 chilies Soak sticky rice in cold water for 1 hour. Drain water from rice and add to mortar with chilies. Pound until smooth. In a wok over high hea...

Here is my personal recipe for the curry peanut dipping sauce. I made it up using common Thai and Lao ingredients. Please note that the paprika is a common ingredient in the Khao Bune fish curry broth to give the broth a radiant red colour. Vegetarian Recipe: Curry Peanut Dipping Sauce 1 tablespoon oil ½ tablespoon chopped garlic 1 tablespoon chopped shallots or onions 1 cup fresh coconut milk 1 kaffir lime leaf 2 sprigs lemongrass 1 tablespoon Thai Lao Curry Paste ¼ cup chopped tomatoes ½ cup ground peanuts 1 to 2 tablespoons sugar 1 teaspoon chopped chilies (optional) 1 teaspoon paprika 2 tablespoons fish sauce 2 tablespoons squeezed lime juice In a wok over medium heat, add oil, chopped garlic and shallots. Stir until shallots are soft. Add remaining ingredients and stir fry for about 10 minutes or until the sauce is thick. Remove from heat. Discard the lemongrass and lime leaf. Serve sauce with fresh spring rolls or shrimp chips.

The host of a Lao gathering who calls for a celebration like a birthdays, weddings, new years and Christmas will serve khao bune soup. Khao Bune soup is traditionally made with either fish or pork and I've given you the fish recipe. If you are serving this soup to Thai or Lao guests they will help themselves so serve the garnish, herbs and sauce in a baffet style. Any left over shredded banana blossoms, shredded red cabbage, Thai basil, and Vermicelli noodle bundles may be rolled into making spring rolls made with rice paper. For non Thai and Lao guests, I recommend having the individual bowls ready with noodles, garnish and herb. When everyone is at the dinner table, pour the broth into the bowls, add squeezed lime juice and fish sauce. Let the guests mix the soup. Soup Recipe: Khao Bune Fish Broth 2 lbs grouper or any fresh water white fish like cat fish 2 litres cold water 1 inch galangal 3 kaffir lime leaf 2 inches lemongrass 1 tablespoon salt 2 tablespoons chopped...

The recipe describes how fish stuffed in Thai and Lao herbs can be baked, steamed in banana leaves or grilled over a barbecue. Although Thai and Lao people would steam or grill the fish, in my video, I baked a red snapper fish. Barbecue Recipe : Fish stuffed with Thai & Lao herbs 1 tablespoon chopped lime kaffir leaf 1 tablespoon chopped lemongrass 1 tablespoon chopped galanga 1 tablespoon chopped garlic 3 tablespoons chopped green onions 3 tablespoons chopped cilantro 2 tablespoons squeezed lime 2 tablespoons fish sauce 1 red snapper or any white flesh fish Sprinkle of salt In a small bowl mix, Thai and Lao herbs with squeezed lime and fish sauce. Rinse fish under cold water to remove any debris. Cut the sides of fish. Sprinkle salt and rub into fish. Stuff fish with Thai Lao herbs. To bake, place in the oven in 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 20 minutes, flip and bake for another twenty minutes. To steam, wrap in banana leaves and steam for 40 minutes. To barbeque, plac...

The basic ingredients of the Lap Chicken is the same as Lap Lao Beef. However the method of preparing and cooking chicken is different from beef. You can mince chicken by using a food processor or you can view the video and learn how to mince meat by using a knife. Salad Recipe: Lap Chicken 2 cups minced chicken meat 1 inch piece of galanga 1 inch piece of lemongrass 1 kaffir lime leaf 1 tablespoon salt 3 cups water 1 chili chopped 1 kaffir lime leaf chopped 1 teaspoon chopped galanga 1 teaspoon chopped lemongrass 3 tablespoons chopped mint 2 tablespoons chopped green onions 2-3 tablespoons squeezed lime 2-3 tablespoons fish sauce 1 tablespoon ground toasted sticky rice ½ cup bean sprouts In a medium pot add water, salt, galanga, lemongrass, and kaffir lime leaf and bring to boil. Place minced chicken into a bowl and add hot water. Leave hot water in bowl for 1 minute and stir to separate chicken chunks, then drain water from the chicken. Repeat process of adding ho...

In Lao, glass noodle is called "sin lon". When purchasing glass noodles make sure the ingredients listed on the package shows only mung bean and water . Glass noodles are often used in salads, soups, and fried spring rolls. Do not use pho noodles or sin khao bune - rice noodles with this recipe. Soup Recipe : Glass noodles and shrimp 2 bundles glass noodles 4 cups water ½ teaspoon salt 1 piece lemongrass 1 lime kaffir leaf 1 chopped chilies (optional) 4 tomato pieces 8 mushroom pieces 8 shrimps 8 baby bok choy bunches 1 tablespoon oyster, mushroom or bean sauce 2 tablespoons fish sauce 2 tablespoons chopped green onions 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro Place 2 bundles of glass noodles in a bowl. Pour warm water to cover the glass noodles. Wait for 15 minuets. Remove the string from the bundle and cut the noodles in half. Divide the glass noodles into 4 separate bowls. In a pot over high heat, add 4 cups of water. Add salt, lemongrass, kaffir leaf and optiona...

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.