Laos Foods Recipes

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...

In northern Thailand and Laos, green papaya salads are mixed with salted fish. Another reason for posting this video is to show you how to mix vermicelli noodle with green papaya salads and long bean salads. Since the fibers of long beans are tougher than green papayas, you must crush the long beans with garlic and chilies until they are in small pieces before adding other ingredients. Salad Recipe: Long Bean Noodle with Ba Dek 4 chilies 1 clove garlic 1 cup long beans chopped into 1 inch lengths 1/4 cup tomato slices 2 tablespoons squeezed lime 2 tablespoons Salted Gourami Fish (ba dek) 1 teaspoon sugar (optional) 1 teaspoon MSG (optional) 1 to 2 rice noodle bundles (Sin Khao Bune) Using the Thai / Lao Mortar & Pestle Set, crush chilies and garlic until they are separated. Add chopped long beans and crush with a pestle for 5 minutes. Add the rest of the ingredients in the mortar and mix all the ingredients. Cut rice noodles in half, add into mortar, and mix with spoo...

Curry dishes are best serve with Khao Chow (jasmine rice) rather than sticky rice. I like this dish served with sin khao bune (rice noodle) to make a hot noodle salad: into a bowl, add sin khao bune and spoon the chicken curry over top; add extra chopped Thai basil, cilantro, green onions, and bean sprouts. Stir Fry Recipe : Thai Chicken Curry with Long Beans and Bamboo 1 tablespoon chopped garlic 1 tablespoon oil ¼ cup chopped bamboo shoots ¼ cup chopped long beans ¼ cup chopped tomatoes 1 cup chopped chicken ½ cup fresh coconut milk 1 tablespoon red Thai Lao Curry Paste 1 to 2 sprigs of chopped Thai basil 2 tablespoons fish sauce Boil chopped bamboo shoots for 30 minutes to remove yellow colouring. Drain water from bamboo and set bamboo aside. In a wok over high heat, add oil and garlic. Stir until garlic is crisp. Add chicken and stir until cooked. Add tomatoes and stir for one minute. Add fresh coconut milk, bamboo, long beans and curry paste. Stir for 2 minutes. Tu...