Laos Foods Recipes

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 corn wrap dessert is also known as "khao dome sa-lee". I've mentioned banana leaves and how you can make khao dome (coconut sticky rice in banana leaves). This dessert is very similar but wrapped in corn leaves. You can use banana leaves if you run out of corn leaves. Dessert Recipe : Thai Lao Sweet Corn Wrap Dessert 3 cups corn kernels 1 cup sticky rice that has been soaked in water for minimum 4 hours and water drained 1 cup sugar 1 cup fresh coconut milk 1 cup tapioca pearls corn leaves Discard about 3 layers of the outer corn leaves but save the tender corn leaves. Wash the tender leaves, pat dry, and cut the rough core. Remove corn husk and discard. Wash corn, cut kernels, and place into a large bowl. Add sticky rice, sugar, and fresh coconut milk. Puree until smooth. Add tapioca pearls and mix with spoon. Heat mixture over medium heat to thicken or wait about 2 hours until tapioca pearls thicken mixture. Place 2 tablespoons of mixture in corn leaf. F...

 The presentation is a little different because steamed cassava results to a soft and sticky texture. Therefore, it is necessary to toss the steam cassava squares in coconut flakes to keep the squares separated. Dessert Recipe: Steam Cassava with Coconut Flakes : 1 batch coconut cassava recipe Thai Lao stainless steel steamer coconut flakes Make a batch of coconut cassava recipe and pour into a baking dish. Add 2 ½ inches water into Thai and Lao steamer bottom pot. Place a steaming layer over the bottom pot. Place baking dish of cassava inside steaming layer. Place lid over steaming layer. Place steamer over maximum heat and steam cassava for 30 minutes. Cool then cut into squares. Toss the cassava squares into coconut flakes and place onto serving platter.

 I decided to bake squash with the coconut custard filling. This traditional Thai and Lao dessert is perfect to serve after a heavy turkey dinner and requires less time than pumkin pie. Dessert Recipe: Squash with Thai Lao Custard 1 buttercup squash 1 pepper squash 1 coconut custard recipe Cut the squash in half and remove seeds and soft pulp. Add coconut custard mixture inside squash. Fill custard to the top. To bake: set oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Place squash filled custard into baking dish. Bake for 1 hour. To steam: place squash filled custard inside steaming bamboo basket. Cover squash with lid. Add 2 inches of water into steaming pot. Place pot over high heat and steaming basket inside pot. Steam for 45 minutes.

Dessert Recipe : Khao Sung Ga Ya - Black Sticky Rice & Coconut Custard 1 cup fresh coconut milk 1/4 cup sugar 3 cups cooked black sticky rice (see instructions below) 1 batch from the coconut custard recipe Instructions on how to cook Black Sticky Rice: Mix 1/2 cup black sticky rice with 1 cup white sticky rice. Soak over night. Steam for 40 minutes. In a pot over medium heat, add coconut milk and sugar. Stir to dissolve sugar. Add cooked black sticky rice. Break up rice and stir for 20 minutes or until fresh coconut milk is absorbed into rice. Turn heat off. Spread onto serving plate. Cool to room temperature. Spoon coconut custard over black sticky rice. An alternative method of serving this Thai Lao dessert is to toss coconut flakes over the sweet black sticky rice and serve the coconut custard on the side.

In the honour of Father's Day, I post this Khao Dome recipe. Khao Dome is my dad's favourite appetizer. He doesn't like coconut but makes an exception for Khao Dome. Recipe for Thai / Lao Khao Dome: 1 cup sticky rice 1 cup fresh coconut milk 1/3 cup sugar 1 plantain sliced 1 package Banana Leaves, washed & trimmed 1. Take one cup of Lao sticky rice. Rinse and drain several times in cold water to remove any debris. Add cold water to cover sticky rice. Let sticky rice soak in cold water overnight or for at least 4 hours. 2. Place a sauce pan over medium heat. Add fresh coconut milk and sugar into sauce pan. Stir to dissolve sugar. 3. Drain water from the sticky rice. Add Sticky rice into sauce pan. 4. Stir rice until coconut milk is absorbed and resembles a thick porridge. 5. Turn heat off and let rice cool. 6. Remove the skin from the plantain. Slice the plantain into nine pieces. 7. Take a sheet of a Banana Leaf that is about the size of a standard paper...

Sticky Rice is the preferred rice for Laos and northern Thailand. Sticky Rice is best serve with Classic Thai / Lao Hot Sauce and Lap Lao Beef. You must serve at least one of the sticky rice dipping sauces when you serve sticky rice: Roasted Tomato Chili Sauce Classic Thai / Lao Hot Sauce Eggplant Chili Sauce Jeow Ba Dek Unlike Khao Chow which is jasmine rice, sticky rice is always served in a bamboo basket, as seen in the video below. It is traditionally eaten with your hands. The rice should not stick to your fingers when properly cooked. If the rice sticks to your hands, next time, reduce the cooking time because each crop of rice is different. When purchasing sticky rice, make sure the label states "Glutinous" and that the rice is a product of Thailand. How to cook Sticky Rice: 1. Rinse the glutinous rice several times to remove any debris. 2. Soak the rice in luke warm water for at least 4 hours or over night. 3. Pour soaked rice into a bamboo steaming ba...