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Ingredients

• ✓ ginger root
• chicken broth
• chicken leg quarter
• sea salt
• bean thread
• onion
• green onion
• bok choy

Instructions

1. 1 Bring chicken broth, chicken, salt, and ginger to a boil in a large pot over high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until chicken tender and no longer pink, about 35 minutes. Remove chicken; strain broth into a new pot. Discard remaining solids.
2. 2 Meanwhile, place noodles in a large bowl and cover with hot water. Set aside until noodles softened, about 30 minutes.
3. 3 Stir onion into broth; bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low. Meanwhile, remove skin and bones from chicken; discard. Roughly chop chicken meat.
4. 4 After noodles sat 30 minutes, stir noodles, chicken, green onion, and bok choy into broth; simmer until noodles tender.

By Mama Smith

Ingredients

• ✓ ginger root
• vegetable broth
• ramen noodle
• vegetable
• soy sauce
• chili oil
• sesame oil
• green onion

Instructions

1. 1 Gather the ingredients.
2. 2 Combine broth and noodles in a medium saucepan; cover and bring to a boil over high heat, stirring to break up noodles.
3. 3 Reduce heat to medium and add soy sauce, chili oil, and ginger. Simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes.
4. 4 Stir in sesame oil.
5. 5 Garnish with green onions and serve.

By dakota kelly

Ingredients

• ✓ ginger root
• pork loin
• shrimp
• rice wine
• soy sauce
• brown sugar
• green onion
• wonton wrapper
• chicken stock
• green onion

Instructions

1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
2. 2 To make the wontons: Mix pork, shrimp, rice wine, soy sauce, brown sugar, green onions, and ginger together in a large bowl until well combined. Let stand for 25 to 30 minutes.
3. 3 Spoon about 1 teaspoon filling onto the center of a wonton wrapper. Moisten all four wrapper edges with water and fold over filling to make a triangle; press the edges firmly to seal.
4. 4 Bring left and right corners together above filling; overlap the tips of these corners, moisten with water, and press together to seal. Repeat until all wrappers have been filled and sealed.
5. 5 To make the soup: Bring chicken stock to a rolling boil in a pot. Gently drop in wontons and cook for 5 minutes.
6. 6 Ladle into bowls and garnish with green onions.
7. 7 Enjoy!

By MARBALET

Ingredients

• ✓ ginger root
• vegetable oil
• onion
• butternut squash
• carrot
• apple
• vegetable broth
• coconut milk
• salt
• pepper
• lemon
• maple syrup

Instructions

1. 1 Heat oil in a large pot over low heat. Add onion and ginger; cook and stir until soft and translucent without browning onion, about 10 minutes. Add butternut squash and carrot; cook and stir, about 3 minutes. Add apple and cook for 2 minutes. Pour in broth, increase heat to medium, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer until vegetables are soft, about 20 minutes. Puree soup with an immersion blender until smooth.
2. 2 Puree soup with an immersion blender until smooth.
3. 3 Pour in coconut milk and season with salt and pepper. Add lemon juice and maple syrup; stir until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes.

By kochbiene

Ingredients

• ✓ ginger root
• water
• celery
• carrot
• potato
• onion
• salt
• black pepper
• turnip green
• soy sauce
• spaghetti
• salmon
• lemon juice

Instructions

1. 1 Pour water into a large pot. Add celery, carrots, potatoes, onion, and ginger to the water; season generously with salt and pepper. Bring the water to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook at a simmer until carrots are tender, about 10 minutes. Stir turnip greens and soy sauce into the soup; cook until greens wilt, about 5 minutes.
2. 2 Stir spaghetti into the simmering mixture; cook until the pasta is just beginning to soften, about 10 minutes. Add salmon and lemon juice to the liquid. Remove pot from heat and let salmon steep in the soup until warmed, about 5 minutes.

By vbos

Ingredients

• ✓ ginger root
• vegetable broth
• shrimp
• lime
• thai chile pepper
• lemongrass
• tom yum paste
• fish sauce
• sugar
• chile sauce
• baby bella mushroom
• green onion

Instructions

1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
2. 2 Combine vegetable broth and shrimp in a large pot over medium-high heat. Bring to a low boil for 10 minutes, then lower heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
3. 3 Remove shrimp from broth; remove and discard shells. Set cooked shrimp aside.
4. 4 Add lime juice and pulp, chile peppers, lemongrass, ginger, tom yum paste, fish sauce, sugar, and chile sauce to broth; cook for 10 minutes.
5. 5 Remove chile peppers, lemongrass, and ginger slices with a slotted spoon and discard. Return cooked shrimp to broth and remove the pot from heat.
6. 6 Ladle soup into bowls. Top with mushrooms and green onions.

By Nader

Ingredients

• ✓ ginger root
• sour cream
• lime zest
• sweet potato
• butter
• onion
• garlic
• chicken stock
• cumin
• red pepper flakes
• peanut butter
• lime
• cilantro
• salt
• tomato

Instructions

1. 1 In a small bowl, stir together the sour cream and lime zest. Set aside in the refrigerator to allow the flavors to blend.
2. 2 Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion and garlic, and cook for about 5 minutes, until softened. Add sweet potatoes, and chicken stock. Season with cumin, chili flakes and ginger. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes, until potatoes are tender.
3. 3 Puree the soup using an immersion blender or regular blender. If using a counter top blender, puree in small batches, filling the blender just a bit past half way to avoid spillage. Whisk peanut butter into the soup, and heat through. Stir in lime juice, and salt.
4. 4 Ladle into warm bowls, and top with a dollop of the reserved sour cream, a few pieces of diced tomato, and a sprinkle of cilantro.

By Sarbek

Ingredients

• ✓ ginger root
• peanut oil
• onion
• garlic
• fenugreek seed
• red lentil
• butternut squash
• cilantro
• water
• coconut milk
• tomato paste
• curry powder
• cayenne pepper
• nutmeg
• salt
• pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion, ginger, garlic, and fenugreek; cook and stir until onion is tender.
2. 2 Add lentils, squash, and cilantro, then stir in water, coconut milk, and tomato paste. Season with curry powder, cayenne pepper, nutmeg, salt, and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes, or until lentils and squash are tender.

By LabelleChef

Ingredients

• ✓ ginger root
• beef stock
• lentil
• olive oil
• onion
• cinnamon stick
• turmeric
• cumin
• black pepper
• chickpea
• red kidney bean
• tomato
• quinoa
• flat-leaf parsley
• cilantro
• lemon

Instructions

1. 1 Stir together beef stock and lentils in a large pot. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and keep at a simmer while preparing onion.
2. 2 Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onion, cinnamon stick, ginger, turmeric, cumin, and black pepper in hot oil until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes; add to stock mixture.
3. 3 Pour garbanzo beans, kidney beans, tomatoes, and quinoa into stock mixture; stir and bring to a boil. Stir in parsley and cilantro; reduce heat to low and cook at a simmer until lentils are tender, about 45 minutes.
4. 4 Drizzle lemon juice over soup to serve.

By modestalmond

Ingredients

• ✓ ginger root
• shiitake mushroom
• soy sauce
• rice vinegar
• white pepper
• sesame oil
• cornstarch
• water
• vegetable oil
• green onion
• chicken broth
• carrot
• red bell pepper
• bamboo shoot
• tofu
• egg

Instructions

1. 1 Gather the ingredients.
2. 2 Soak dried shiitake mushrooms in hot water, stirring occasionally, until soft, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain well and slice into thin strips.
3. 3 Whisk soy sauce, vinegar, ground white pepper, and sesame oil together in a small bowl for hot and sour mixture; set aside until needed.
4. 4 Whisk cornstarch and water together in another small bowl for slurry; set aside until needed.
5. 5 Heat vegetable oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add ginger, sliced green onions, and shiitake mushrooms. Cook, stirring, for about 2 minutes. Pour in chicken broth and bring up to a simmer. Reduce heat to medium and simmer for 5 minutes.
6. 6 Stir in carrot, red pepper, bamboo shoots, tofu, and the hot and sour mixture. Let simmer for 5 minutes.
7. 7 Raise heat to medium-high and bring to a boil. Stir the soup slowly with a spoon while transferring in the beaten eggs in a steady stream to create thin ribbons. Keep stirring until the soup comes back to a boil. Reduce heat to medium.
8. 8 Stir the cornstarch slurry to make sure it's well blended, then slowly drizzle it into the soup while stirring constantly. Soup should thicken up within 1 to 2 minutes. Turn off heat, taste for seasoning, and serve.
9. 9 Enjoy!

By John Mitzewich

Ingredients

• ✓ ginger root
• red wine vinegar
• cream of mushroom soup
• chicken broth
• black pepper
• salt
• thyme
• sage
• dill weed
• hot pepper sauce
• green cabbage
• carrot
• potato
• beet
• butternut squash
• onion
• garlic
• olive oil
• elk breakfast sausage

Instructions

1. 1 Heat a large pot over medium-high heat. Cook and stir the sausage in the hot pot until crumbly, evenly browned, and no longer pink. Drain and discard any excess grease; reserve the browned sausage.
2. 2 Pour the olive oil into the pot; stir in the garlic, ginger, onion, butternut squash, beets, red potatoes, carrots, and cabbage. Cook and stir for 10 minutes. Season with hot pepper sauce, dill, sage, thyme, salt, and pepper. Add the browned sausage, chicken broth, cream of mushroom soup, and vinegar. Bring to a simmer over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until all of the vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes.

By Charissa

Ingredients

• ✓ ginger root
• cilantro
• salt
• tamarind paste
• jaggery
• coconut
• water
• coriander
• red pepper
• garlic
• tomato
• onion
• turmeric
• cooking oil
• black peppercorn
• cumin seed
• fennel seed
• egg

Instructions

1. 1 Place the eggs into a saucepan in a single layer and fill with water to cover by 1 inch. Cover the saucepan and bring the water to a boil; remove from the heat and let the eggs stand in the hot water for 15 minutes; drain. Run cold water over the eggs to cool completely; peel. Cut 4 slits into each of the eggs.
2. 2 Roast the fennel seeds, cumin seeds, and peppercorns in a small skillet over medium heat until very fragrant; grind into powder. Set aside.
3. 3 Heat the oil in a large skillet or kadhai over medium heat. Stir the turmeric into the oil. Quickly fry the eggs in the hot oil on all sides, about 2 minutes. Remove and set aside.
4. 4 Cook the onions in the hot oil until golden brown; add the ginger, garlic, and tomatoes and continue cooking until the tomatoes are soft. Stir the ground seed mixture, ground red pepper, and ground coriander into the onion mixture and cook another 1 to 2 minutes. Pour the water into the skillet. Add the coconut, jaggery, tamarind, and salt; return to a boil and cook until the mixture thickens, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low; add the eggs and allow to simmer another 10 minutes. If the gravy is too thick, thin out with a little water. Garnish with the cilantro leaves to serve.

By SUSMITA

Ingredients

• ✓ ginger root
• cilantro
• yogurt
• saffron
• thai pepper garlic sauce
• lemongrass
• thai chile pepper
• soy sauce
• fish sauce
• white wine
• vegetable broth
• coconut milk
• red bell pepper
• broccoli
• carrot
• garlic
• onion
• olive oil
• water
• brown rice

Instructions

1. 1 Bring the rice and water to a boil in a pot. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer 45 minutes.
2. 2 Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat, and cook the onion, garlic, ginger, and carrots 5 minutes, until tender. Mix in broccoli, red bell pepper, coconut milk, broth, wine, fish sauce, soy sauce, Thai chile peppers, lemon grass, garlic sauce, and saffron. Simmer 25 minutes.
3. 3 Pour soup in batches into a blender or food processor, and blend until smooth and creamy. Return to the pot, and mix in yogurt and cooked rice. Top with cilantro to serve.

By Krista

Ingredients

• ✓ ginger root
• white sugar
• soy sauce
• water
• star anise
• curry leaf
• garlic

Instructions

1. 1 Heat sugar in a heavy saucepan over medium-low heat until sugar becomes lightly brown. Slowly stir in soy sauce. Once the sugar and soy sauce are combined, stir in the water, star anise, curry leaves, ginger, and garlic. Increase heat and bring to a boil. Simmer until the sugar is dissolved, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat and cool. Strain sauce and pour into a lidded bottle or jar. Store in the refrigerator.

By Rocky

Ingredients

• ✓ ginger root
• egg noodle
• chicken stock
• fish sauce
• garlic
• lemongrass
• green onion
• chicken
• bean sprout
• bok choy

Instructions

1. 1 Bring a large saucepan of water to a boil over high heat. Add noodles and return water to boil. Boil until soft, about 8 minutes. Drain and reserve noodles.
2. 2 Bring chicken stock, fish sauce, garlic, ginger, lemon grass, and green onions to a boil in a large pot. Reduce to a simmer; cook for 10 minutes. Stir in the chicken, bean sprouts, and bok choy. Cook pho until heated through, about 5 minutes.
3. 3 Divide the cooked noodles between 2 large bowls. Pour pho over noodles; serve immediately.

By Miss Ashley

Ingredients

• ✓ ginger root
• green papaya
• salt
• carrot
• red bell pepper
• green chile pepper
• raisin
• vinegar
• water
• sugar
• salt

Instructions

1. 1 Toss grated papaya with 1/4 cup salt together in a large bowl; allow to sit for 1 hour. Drain liquid from papaya and rinse thoroughly. Place papaya in the middle of a large piece of cheesecloth and squeeze to drain as much liquid from the papaya as possible.
2. 2 Combine papaya, carrot, bell pepper, chile peppers, ginger, and raisins together in a clean large bowl; mix. Transfer the mixture to clean, dry jars with lids.
3. 3 Stir vinegar, water, sugar, and 1 teaspoon salt together in a small saucepan; bring to a boil for 5 minutes. Pour the vinegar mixture into the jars, making sure the vegetables are completely submerged in liquid. Allow vegetables to marinate in the liquid at least 1 day before using. Store in the refrigerator between uses.

By lola

Ingredients

• ✓ ginger root
• chicken
• white vinegar
• soy sauce
• black peppercorn
• garlic
• bay leaf

Instructions

1. 1 Combine chicken, vinegar, soy sauce, ginger, peppercorns, garlic, and bay leaves in a Dutch oven; bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 30 minutes, basting chicken occasionally with the sauce.
2. 2 Remove the lid and continue to simmer until liquid has reduced by half, 5 to 10 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
3. 3 Transfer chicken to a serving plate. Strain liquid from the pot to remove bay leaves and other solids.
4. 4 Serve chicken hot and drizzle with strained sauce.

By Liza Cranis

Ingredients

• ✓ ginger root
• jasmine rice
• chicken
• lemongrass
• salt
• cilantro
• chive
• black pepper
• lime

Instructions

1. 1 Place chicken in a stock pot. Pour in enough water to cover chicken. Add ginger, lemon grass, and salt; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and gently simmer for 1 hour to 1 1/2 hours.
2. 2 Strain broth, and return broth to stock pot. Let chicken cool, then remove bones and skin, and tear into bite-size pieces; set aside.
3. 3 Stir rice into broth, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium, and cook for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. If necessary, adjust with water or additional salt. The congee is done, but can be left to cook an additional 45 minutes for better consistency.
4. 4 Ladle congee into bowls, and top with chicken, cilantro, chives, and pepper. Squeeze lime juice to taste.

By DawnH

Ingredients

• ✓ ginger root
• jicama
• red bell pepper
• green bell pepper
• red onion
• green chile pepper
• carrot
• water
• vinegar
• white sugar
• salt

Instructions

1. 1 Combine jicama, bell peppers, onion, green chile peppers, carrot, and ginger in a large bowl.
2. 2 Whisk water, vinegar, sugar, and salt together in a separate bowl; pour over vegetable mixture and toss to coat. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving.

By lola

Ingredients

• ✓ ginger root
• garlic
• green onion
• peanut
• lemon juice
• honey
• soy sauce
• coriander seed
• red pepper flake
• chicken broth
• butter
• pork tenderloin
• skewer

Instructions

1. 1 In a food processor, process garlic, green onions, ginger, peanuts, lemon juice, honey, soy sauce, coriander, and red pepper flakes. Puree until almost smooth. Pour in broth and butter, and mix again.
2. 2 Place pork cubes in a large resealable plastic bag, and pour mixture over meat. Marinate in the refrigerator for 6 hours, or overnight.
3. 3 Preheat grill for medium heat. Remove pork cubes from bag, and thread onto skewers. In a small saucepan, boil the marinade for 5 minutes. Reserve a small amount of the marinade for basting, and set the remainder aside to serve as a dipping sauce.
4. 4 Lightly oil preheated grill. Grill for 10 to 15 minutes, or until well browned, turning and brushing frequently with cooked marinade. Serve with dipping sauce.

By Debbie

Ingredients

• ✓ ginger root
• peanut sauce
• garlic
• soy sauce
• chicken breast
• peanut oil
• bean sprout
• snow pea pod
• green onion
• watercress
• cilantro
• carrot
• spring roll wrapper

Instructions

1. 1 Combine 1 cup peanut sauce, ginger, garlic, and 1 teaspoon soy sauce in a bowl. Add chicken and mix until coated. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
2. 2 Heat 1 teaspoon peanut oil in a wok over medium heat. Add bean sprouts, snow peas, and green onions and cook until heated but still crisp, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from the heat.
3. 3 Transfer bean sprout mixture to a large bowl; mix in watercress and cilantro. Use a vegetable peeler to peel long strips carrot into the bowl. Add remaining 1 teaspoon soy sauce and toss to coat.
4. 4 Heat remaining 1 teaspoon peanut oil in the wok over medium heat. Add marinated chicken; cook and stir until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 10 minutes.
5. 5 Fill a large bowl with hot water. Submerge one wrapper in the bowl and hold until soft and pliable, about 2 seconds. Lift wrapper, let excess liquid drip off, and place onto a work surface. Place two large spoonfuls chicken and a small handful vegetable mixture into the center of the wrapper. Fold in the two sides, then fold the bottom up and over the filling; roll to seal. Repeat to make remaining spring rolls.
6. 6 Serve with remaining 1/2 cup peanut sauce for dipping.

By Rebecca V

Ingredients

• ✓ ginger root
• garlic
• cashew
• lemon grass
• onion
• olive oil
• red pepper flakes
• curry powder
• firm tofu
• coconut milk
• water
• potato
• salt
• sugar

Instructions

1. 1 In a blender or food processor, grind the ginger root, garlic, cashews, lemon grass, and onions into a paste.
2. 2 Heat olive oil in a medium wok over low heat. Stir in the blended mixture and red pepper flakes. Gradually mix in the curry powder.
3. 3 Place tofu in the wok, and cook until heated through. Mix in the coconut milk, water, and potatoes. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until potatoes are tender. Season with salt and sugar.

By LN Lee

Ingredients

• ✓ ginger root
• vegetable oil
• chicken breast
• chicken stock
• brown sugar
• soy sauce
• cider vinegar
• cornstarch
• curry powder
• onion
• green bell pepper
• red bell pepper
• mango

Instructions

1. 1 Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat and stir in chicken breast. Cook and stir chicken in hot oil until no longer pink in the center. Transfer cooked chicken to a plate.
2. 2 Meanwhile, whisk together chicken stock, brown sugar, soy sauce, vinegar, cornstarch, and curry powder in a small bowl until well combined. Set aside.
3. 3 Cook and stir onion in the same skillet over medium heat until onion is softened and turns translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in green and red bell peppers and cook for 2 minutes. Add ginger and cook for 1 more minute.
4. 4 Stir in chicken stock mixture and cooked chicken. Cook until sauce is thickened. Add mango and cook until mango is heated through.

By Tom Flannery

Ingredients

• ✓ ginger root
• garlic
• onion
• curry powder
• water
• olive oil
• yogurt
• coconut milk
• milk
• water
• potato
• chicken
• salt

Instructions

1. 1 In a small bowl, grind together garlic, onion and ginger. In a separate small bowl, mix together curry powder and 5 tablespoons water.
2. 2 Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Saute garlic, ginger and onion until browned; add curry paste and saute together until smell is strong and fragrant.
3. 3 Add yogurt, coconut milk and regular milk along with 1 cup of water, and stir all together. Then add potatoes and chicken and bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until potatoes are tender and chicken is cooked through, about 20 to 25 minutes.
4. 4 Season with salt to taste and simmer for another 2 minutes; the curry is ready!

By Siti Ezzeldin

Ingredients

• ✓ ginger root
• shallot
• lemongrass
• garlic
• galangal
• red chile pepper
• vegetable oil
• curry powder
• beef stew meat
• coconut milk
• vinegar
• brown sugar
• salt

Instructions

1. 1 Place shallots, lemongrass, garlic, ginger, galangal, and chile peppers in a food processor; process spices into a coarse paste.
2. 2 Heat vegetable oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add spice paste; cook and stir until sizzling and fragrant, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in curry powder and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add beef; stir to coat with spices, about 3 minutes. Pour in coconut milk. Cover and simmer stew until beef is tender, about 30 minutes.
3. 3 Stir vinegar, sugar, and salt into the pot. Continue to cook, covered, until sauce reduces and thickens, about 30 minutes more.

By shakiraayden

Ingredients

• ✓ ginger root
• beef soup bone
• salt
• water
• onion
• beef oxtail
• daikon radish
• star anise
• cinnamon stick
• black peppercorn
• clove
• sugar
• fish sauce
• salt
• flat rice noodle
• beef sirloin

Instructions

1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
2. 2 Make broth: Place beef bones in a 9-quart (or larger) pot; season with 1 teaspoon salt. Pour water into the pot and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer broth for about 2 hours.
3. 3 Meanwhile, set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler. Line a 10x15-inch roasting pan with aluminum foil.
4. 4 Place onions and unpeeled ginger onto the prepared roasting pan and cook under the preheated broiler, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are charred, 10 to 15 minutes.
5. 5 Cool slightly. Chop onions, then peel and slice ginger; set aside separately.
6. 6 Skim fat from surface of simmering broth. Add oxtail, radish, and charred onions to broth. Tie charred ginger, anise, cinnamon stick, peppercorns, and cloves in cheesecloth to make a bouquet garni; add to broth. Stir in sugar, fish sauce, and remaining 2 teaspoons salt. Simmer over medium-low heat for at least 4 hours (the longer, the better). Season with salt.
7. 7 Strain broth. Discard bones and bouquet garni. Reserve meat from bones for another use. Chill broth in the refrigerator, 8 hours to overnight.
8. 8 Skim and discard fat from the top of chilled broth. Pour broth into a pot; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and keep hot until ready to serve.
9. 9 Bring a pot of water to a boil. Turn off heat. Stir in rice noodles and let sit until noodles are tender yet chewy, 6 to 10 minutes.
10. 10 Meanwhile, cut frozen sirloin into paper-thin slices.
11. 11 Drain and divide noodles among bowls, about 1 1/2 cups per serving. Top each with a few sirloin slices. Ladle hot broth over sirloin and noodles.
12. 12 Serve and enjoy!

By Lett101

Ingredients

• ✓ ginger root
• lemon basil
• white sugar
• shrimp paste
• key lime juice
• red chile pepper
• tomato
• oil
• curry leaf
• salam leaf
• water
• chicken thigh
• salt
• coriander
• galangal
• shallot
• garlic

Instructions

1. 1 Combine garlic, 1 shallot, ginger, galangal, coriander, and 1 1/2 teaspoon salt in a mortar and pestle; pound into a paste.
2. 2 Combine chicken with the garlic paste, water, and salam leaves in a pot. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer until chicken is cooked through, about 20 minutes.
3. 3 Meanwhile, heat 2 teaspoons oil in a skillet. Once the chicken is fully boiled, fry the chicken in the skillet until it's golden brown, 5 to 10 minutes.
4. 4 For the sambal (chili sauce) heat 1 teaspoon oil in a skillet over medium heat and cook remaining 2 shallots, tomato, and red chiles for 2 minutes. Move to a mortar and pestle and add lime juice, shrimp paste, 1/2 teaspoon salt, sugar, and lemon basil. Pound everything into a paste.
5. 5 Place the sambal (chile sauce) at the bottom of a serving plate and place the chicken on top of the dish.

By deravi

Ingredients

• ✓ ginger root
• water
• white sugar
• ketchup
• tomato
• cardamom seed
• clove
• star anise
• cinnamon stick
• sunflower oil
• red onion
• garlic
• red chile pepper
• red chile pepper
• salt
• turmeric
• chicken

Instructions

1. 1 Rub the chicken with turmeric powder and salt. Set aside. Soak the dried red chile peppers in hot water until softened. Blend the softened dried chile, fresh red chile pepper, garlic, onion, and ginger in a blender to a paste.
2. 2 Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Brown the chicken in the hot oil until golden on all sides. Remove the chicken from the skillet and set aside. Remove excess oil from the skillet, leaving about 1 tablespoon. Cook and stir the chile paste with the cinnamon, star anise, cloves and cardamom seeds until fragrant. Return the chicken to the skillet. Stir in the water, adding more if needed. Toss in the tomatoes and stir in the ketchup and sugar. Bring to a boil then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until no the chicken longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, about 15 minutes. Serve hot.

By phoenixfyre

Ingredients

• ✓ ginger root
• metal skewer
• salt
• pork shoulder
• cilantro
• tamarind paste
• fish sauce
• soy sauce
• rice vinegar
• cayenne pepper
• chipotle chili powder
• coriander
• ancho chili powder
• brown sugar
• garlic
• shallot
• turmeric
• turmeric root

Instructions

1. 1 Place fresh turmeric in a food processor along with powdered turmeric. Add ginger, shallot, garlic, brown sugar, ancho chili powder, coriander, chipotle, cayenne, rice vinegar, soy sauce, fish sauce, tamarind paste, and cilantro. Blend into a fine paste.
2. 2 Cut pork into 1 1/2-inch cubes, trimming off fat as needed. Place pork in a bowl; season with salt. Pour in the marinade. Mix and massage pork with your hands until completely coated. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 4 to 18 hours.
3. 3 Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate. Thread pork through skewers so the pieces are touching but not squished together. Reserve leftover marinade.
4. 4 Grill skewers, brushing on reserved marinade, until pork just starts to firm up but is still slightly pink in the center, about 10 minutes per side. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 145 degrees F (63 degrees C). Serve immediately.

By John Mitzewich

Ingredients

• ✓ ginger root
• hot pepper sauce
• hoisin sauce
• fish sauce
• sirloin tip
• rice noodle
• lime
• jalapeno pepper
• cilantro leaf
• mint
• basil
• bean sprout
• black peppercorn
• cinnamon stick
• lemongrass
• onion
• beef broth

Instructions

1. 1 Combine broth, onion, ginger, lemongrass, cinnamon stick , and peppercorns in a large pot. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat, cover, and simmer for 1 hour.
2. 2 When broth has simmered for 45 minutes, soak noodles in a bowl filled with hot water to cover until soft, about 15 minutes. Drain.
3. 3 Meanwhile, arrange bean sprouts, basil, mint, cilantro, jalapeños, and lime wedges on a platter.
4. 4 Divide the drained noodles among six large soup bowls; place raw beef slices on top. Ladle hot broth over noodles and beef. Serve alongside the platter of toppings and garnish with fish sauce, hoisin sauce, and hot pepper sauce.

By Maryellen