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Ingredients

• ✓ cilantro stem
• rice vinegar
• brown sugar
• ginger root
• shallot
• red pepper flakes
• salt
• watermelon rind
• bacon
• ginger root
• garlic
• lime
• cilantro leaf
• watermelon
• green onion

Instructions

1. 1 Boil 1 ½ cups vinegar in a medium saucepan. Add 4 tablespoons brown sugar, crushed ginger, shallots, red pepper flakes, and 1 teaspoon salt. Stir until sugar and salt dissolve; remove pickling liquid from heat.
2. 2 Place watermelon rind in a large bowl; strain pickling liquid through a fine-mesh strainer over rind. Stir to combine; refrigerate at least 1 hour.
3. 3 Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly brown, about 10 minutes; drain on a paper towel-lined plate. Chop or crumble bacon into pieces when cool.
4. 4 Place 1/2 cup chopped ginger, garlic, lime juice, cilantro stems, remaining 1 cup vinegar, remaining 2 tablespoons brown sugar, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt in a blender. Blend on high speed, scraping down jar occasionally, until dressing is mostly smooth.
5. 5 To assemble the salad: Place 1 cup fresh watermelon on a plate, drizzle with 2 tablespoons dressing, top with 2 tablespoons pickled rind, 1 to 2 tablespoons bacon, 1 tablespoon cilantro leaves, and 1/2 tablespoon green onion.

By Myra L

Ingredients

• ✓ cilantro stem
• vegetable oil
• palm sugar
• lime juice
• rice vinegar
• fish sauce
• ginger
• garlic
• cilantro leaf
• thai chile
• water
• coconut juice
• green onion
• ginger
• salt
• chicken skin
• chicken thigh

Instructions

1. 1 Fill a large pot with 4 to 5 inches of water. Insert a large steam rack inside the pot.
2. 2 Season chicken thighs with salt and spread ginger slices over top. Arrange thighs in an even layer in a large, shallow, heat-proof bowl. Sprinkle white parts of green onions over top; pour in coconut juice and water. Place the bowl onto the steam rack in the pot.
3. 3 Cover the pot and bring water to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook until chicken is no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, about 35 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
4. 4 While the chicken is cooking, combine Thai chiles, cilantro stems, garlic, ginger, fish sauce, vinegar, lime juice, and palm sugar in a food processor; pulse until mixture is well combined. Transfer sauce to a medium bowl and stir in green parts of green onions.
5. 5 Heat vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat until smoking, about 4 minutes. Remove from the heat, pour hot oil into sauce mixture, and stir to combine.
6. 6 Use an oven mitt or dish retriever tool to carefully remove chicken bowls from the pot. Transfer chicken to a plate; discard ginger and green onion pieces.
7. 7 Pour remaining cooking liquid through a sieve into sauce mixture; stir to combine.
8. 8 Pour sauce over chicken. Garnish with cilantro leaves.

By crys

Ingredients

• ✓ cilantro stem
• ginger
• lime juice
• fish sauce
• sugar
• salt
• pepper
• olive oil
• garlic
• lime zest
• red chile pepper
• cilantro leaf
• tuna steak
• watercress
• cherry tomato
• red chile pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Whisk together the ginger, lime juice, fish sauce, sugar, salt and pepper in a bowl until the sugar has dissolved. Slowly whisk in olive oil until incorporated. Set aside and refrigerate half of this mixture to be used as a salad dressing later. Whisk the garlic, lime zest, minced chile pepper, and cilantro stems into the marinade. Coat the tuna steaks with the marinade, cover, and let stand for 1 hour at room temperature.
2. 2 Preheat a large, heavy-bottomed skillet over medium-high heat. Once the skillet is very hot, remove the tuna from the marinade, and place into the skillet. Sear the tuna until golden brown on both sides, and cooked to your desired degree of doneness, about 2 minutes per side for medium, depending on thickness.
3. 3 Place the watercress in a large bowl with the cilantro leaves, cherry tomatoes, and sliced chile pepper. Pour in the reserved dressing, and toss to mix. Serve the seared tuna on a bed of salad.

By Alex Bluett

Ingredients

• ✓ cilantro stem
• thai basil
• cilantro
• lime
• brown sugar
• soy sauce
• fish sauce
• cornstarch
• shiitake mushroom
• baby bok choy
• garlic
• shallot
• thai bird chile
• peanut oil
• red curry paste
• chicken thigh
• jasmine rice
• salt
• water
• star anise
• garlic
• ginger
• chicken broth

Instructions

1. 1 Combine chicken broth, 1 tablespoon ginger, cilantro stems, crushed garlic, and star anise pods in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to simmer.
2. 2 Combine water and salt in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Stir in jasmine rice. Reduce heat to low and cover; cook until rice absorbs the water, about 15 minutes.
3. 3 Mix chicken thighs with curry paste.
4. 4 Heat peanut oil in a wok or large skillet until shimmering. Add remaining 1 tablespoon ginger, chiles, shallot, and minced garlic; cook and stir until beginning to color and soften, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in chicken and cook until no longer pink, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in bok choy and shiitake mushrooms; cook for 3 to 4 minutes.
5. 5 Ladle 1 cup chicken broth mixture into a bowl; whisk in cornstarch.
6. 6 Pour chicken broth-cornstarch mixture into the wok. Stir in fish sauce, soy sauce, and brown sugar. Reduce heat to low and simmer until sauce thickens, 1 to 2 minutes. Thin sauce with more chicken broth if it appears too thick. Squeeze lime juice into the sauce.
7. 7 Serve chicken over rice, garnished with cilantro and Thai basil.

By Tastyeatsathome