Laos Foods Recipes

 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 ...

Here is the traditional Thai Lao Steam bun recipe filled with pork, egg, mushrooms, and sweet sausages. I make steam buns on weekends; then I freeze the buns in containers. I would thaw in the fridge overnight and warm in the microwave for 20 seconds. This makes a quick breakfast on the go and I take them to work as a delicious alternative to sandwiches. Appetizer Recipe: Thai Lao Steam Bun 1 package of steam bun mix. Look for steam bun picture to make sure you have the right package ½ cup sugar 1 cup fresh soy milk 1 tablespoon oil 12 quail eggs or 3 chicken eggs 2 Asian sweet sausages 1 cup ground pork 2 dried shiitake mushrooms soaked in hot water for 20 minutes 2 shallots minced 1 clove garlic minced ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon pepper 2 tablespoons oyster sauce or hoisin sauce 12 wax paper cut into 2 inches square 2 tablespoons white vinegar There should be directions on the package of the steam bun. However here are the basic steps: 1. For the Dough - mix the p...

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...