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Ingredients

• ✓ garlic
• red pepper flakes
• sugar
• lime juice
• fish sauce
• water

Instructions

1. 1 In a medium bowl combine the garlic, red pepper flakes, sugar, lime juice, fish sauce and water. Mix all together, adjusting to taste.

By Maryellen

Ingredients

• ✓ garlic
• chicken
• oyster sauce
• curry powder
• vegetable oil

Instructions

1. 1 To Marinate: In a nonporous glass dish or bowl, combine the garlic, oyster sauce and curry powder. Mix together. Add chicken pieces and turn to coat. Cover dish or bowl and refrigerate to marinate for at least 1/2 hour.
2. 2 In a large skillet or wok, heat oil over medium high heat. Add marinated chicken (disposing of leftover marinade) and fry for 20 to 25 minutes or until chicken is crispy and brown and juices run clear.

By Saadiah Din

Ingredients

• ✓ garlic
• lime juice
• fish sauce
• white sugar
• water
• red chile pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Mix lime juice, fish sauce, sugar, water, red chile pepper, and garlic together in a bowl.

By vietlove

Ingredients

• ✓ garlic
• water
• red chile pepper
• fish sauce
• rice vinegar
• white sugar
• lemon juice

Instructions

1. 1 Stir water, chile peppers, garlic, fish sauce, rice vinegar, and sugar together in a saucepan over medium-low heat until sugar dissolves into the liquid; remove from heat and set aside to cool completely, about 1 hour.
2. 2 Stir lemon juice into the cooled liquid.

By CJ

Ingredients

• ✓ garlic
• lime juice
• fish sauce
• rice vinegar
• sugar
• bird's eye chile

Instructions

1. 1 Mix lime juice, fish sauce, vinegar, sugar, bird's eye chile, and garlic together in a bowl until sugar dissolves. Serve sauce in a small bowl.

By Janelle Dobbs

Ingredients

• ✓ garlic
• sugar
• soy sauce
• onion
• black pepper
• pork loin
• bamboo skewer

Instructions

1. 1 Whisk the sugar, soy sauce, onion, garlic and black pepper together in a large bowl. Add the pork and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours. Overnight is best if possible.
2. 2 Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat, and lightly oil the grate.
3. 3 Thread the pork onto the soaked skewers. Cook on the preheated grill until the pork is no longer pink in the center, 3 to 5 minutes per side.

By lola

Ingredients

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

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

• ✓ garlic
• vegetable oil
• pork
• white rice
• garlic salt
• black pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Gather the ingredients.
2. 2 Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground pork and garlic in hot oil until garlic is golden brown; do not allow garlic to burn, or it will taste bitter.
3. 3 Stir in cooked rice; season with garlic salt and black pepper.
4. 4 Cook and stir until heated through and well blended, about 3 minutes.

By JAYVEECHUN

Ingredients

• ✓ garlic
• pork belly
• bay leaf
• salt
• black pepper
• oil

Instructions

1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
2. 2 Combine pork belly, garlic, bay leaves, salt, and pepper in a skillet; pour in enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer until skin is tender, 35 to 45 minutes.
3. 3 Drain and let sit at room temperature until pork has air-dried.
4. 4 Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
5. 5 Fry pork in the hot oil, working in batches, until golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes.
6. 6 Remove fried pork with a slotted spoon and drain on a paper towel-lined plate.

By lanrover

Ingredients

• ✓ garlic
• white sugar
• water
• fish sauce
• white vinegar
• lemon
• thai chile pepper
• green onion

Instructions

1. 1 Stir the sugar and warm water together in a bowl until the sugar dissolves completely; add the fish sauce, vinegar, lemon juice, garlic, Thai chile peppers, and green onion to the mixture.

By Calamity in the kitchen

Ingredients

• ✓ garlic
• vegetable oil
• pork
• chicken broth
• soy sauce
• apple cider vinegar
• bay leaf
• coconut milk
• all-purpose flour

Instructions

1. 1 Heat the oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat, and cook the pork until evenly browned.
2. 2 Mix the garlic into the Dutch oven, and cook 1 minute, until tender. Pour in the chicken broth, soy sauce, and cider vinegar. Place the bay leaves into the mixture. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium low, and cook 1 hour, or until the pork is easily shredded with a fork. (For a thicker consistency, blend a small amount of flour with coconut milk, chicken broth, or water, then stir into sauce.) Make sure the meat stays moist and covered with the liquid. If meat looks like it's drying out, add a bit more chicken broth or water.
3. 3 Stir flour into coconut milk and add to the Dutch oven. Continue cooking until heated through.

By METALMOMMY

Ingredients

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

Instructions

1. 1 Place chicken thighs, peppercorns, garlic, bay leaves, soy sauce, and vinegar into the bottom of a slow cooker in that order, making sure peppercorns and bay leaves are submerged into the liquid.
2. 2 Cover and cook on High until chicken thighs are no longer pink in the centers, about 5 hours. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone of a thigh should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

By michellekay

Ingredients

• ✓ garlic
• pork shoulder
• salt
• black pepper
• olive oil
• brown sugar
• soy sauce
• fish sauce
• five-spice powder

Instructions

1. 1 Season pork with salt and pepper.
2. 2 Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat; cook pork and garlic in hot oil until the pork is completely browned, 7 to 10 minutes.
3. 3 Stir brown sugar, soy sauce, fish sauce, and five-spice powder with the pork. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook mixture at a simmer, stirring occasionally, until the pork is tender enough to easily pull apart with a fork, about 2 hours.

By Deb Willems

Ingredients

• ✓ garlic
• canola oil
• onion
• beef stew meat
• water
• tomato
• green bean
• bok choy
• broccoli
• tamarind soup base

Instructions

1. 1 Heat oil in medium stock pot. Saute onion and garlic until tender. Add beef to pot, and saute until browned. Pour in water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer 20 to 30 minutes.
2. 2 Place tomatoes and green beans in pot, and continue to simmer for 10 minutes. Stir in bok choy, broccoli and tamarind soup mix. Simmer for an additional 10 minutes.

By ALLYD

Ingredients

• ✓ garlic
• ✓ garlic
• pork loin roast
• chicken thigh
• bay leaf
• black pepper
• vinegar
• soy sauce
• vegetable oil

Instructions

1. 1 Place pork and chicken into a stock pot. Rub with crushed garlic and torn bay leaf, season lightly with pepper, and coat with vinegar and soy sauce. Cover, and marinate in the refrigerator at least 2 hours or overnight.
2. 2 Bring meat and marinating liquid to a boil in a cast iron casserole or Dutch oven. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook until meat is tender, about 30 minutes. If necessary, add water to prevent sauce from drying out.
3. 3 Strain liquid from meat and set aside; discard bay leaves. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Brown the pork and chicken on all sides; reduce heat and stir in remaining 2 cloves of smashed garlic. Cook and stir for 2 minutes more. Pour in reserved cooking liquid, and continue simmering until sauce is slightly thickened. Serve hot.

By maxinne

Ingredients

• ✓ garlic
• vegetable oil
• chicken thigh
• soy sauce
• apple cider vinegar
• water
• pickling spice

Instructions

1. 1 Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat until oil is shimmering. Cook garlic in oil for no more than 30 seconds. Add all of the chicken to the pot; cook, stirring frequently, until chicken is white all over. Do not brown.
2. 2 Pour in soy sauce, vinegar, and water, and add the pickling spice. Make sure the spice ball is submerged. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to simmer, and place lid on pot so that some steam can escape. Simmer for 1 hour, or until chicken is very tender.

By foodelicious

Ingredients

• ✓ garlic
• olive oil
• onion
• ginger
• oyster sauce
• water
• clam

Instructions

1. 1 Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; cook until fragrant, 3 to 5 minutes. Add ginger; cook 2 minutes. Stir in oyster sauce; cover and cook 2 minutes. Pour in water; cover and cook 2 minutes. Add clams; cover and cook until (majority of) clams have opened, about 5 minutes. Discard any clams that do not open. Serve immediately.

By lola

Ingredients

• ✓ garlic
• egg noodle
• chicken stock
• fish sauce
• ginger root
• 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

• ✓ garlic
• ✓ garlic
• long grain white rice
• water
• white sugar
• fish sauce
• water
• chile sauce
• lemon
• vegetable oil
• ground beef
• cumin
• tomato
• lettuce leaf

Instructions

1. 1 In a pot, bring the rice and water to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 25 minutes.
2. 2 In a bowl, mash together the sugar and 1 clove garlic with a pestle. Mix in the fish sauce, water, chile sauce, and lemon juice.
3. 3 Heat the oil in a wok over high heat, and quickly saute the 3 cloves garlic. Mix the beef into the wok, season with cumin, and cook until evenly brown. Pour in the tomatoes and about 1/2 the fish sauce mixture. Reduce heat to low, and simmer 20 minutes, until thickened.
4. 4 Toss the lettuce into the beef mixture. Serve at once over the cooked rice with the remaining fish sauce mixture on the side.

By WOBBLY

Ingredients

• ✓ garlic
• butter
• olive oil
• onion
• tomato
• cabbage
• chicken stock
• corned beef

Instructions

1. 1 Heat butter and oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and cook until onion is soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes and heat through, about 3 minutes.
2. 2 Stir in cabbage and and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add a splash of chicken stock and heat through, about 3 minutes.
3. 3 Mix in corned beef and cook until heated through and flavors have combined, about 10 minutes.

By Shela F Diehr

Ingredients

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

• ✓ garlic
• vegetable oil
• shrimp
• okra
• red chili pepper
• chili shrimp paste
• water
• soy sauce

Instructions

1. 1 Heat oil in a wok or skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir garlic in hot oil until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in shrimp, okra, red chile peppers, and belacan. Cook and stir until chilies begin to soften and shrimp start to turn opaque and pink, about 2 minutes. Pour in water and soy sauce. Cook and stir until okra is tender and sticky, 2 to 4 more minutes.

By dkny919

Ingredients

• ✓ garlic
• olive oil
• water
• peanut butter
• brown sugar
• corn flour
• soy sauce

Instructions

1. 1 Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic; cook and stir until fragrant, about 2 minutes.
2. 2 Mix water, peanut butter, brown sugar, corn flour, and soy sauce together in a separate small saucepan until well blended and no lumps remain. Bring to a boil. Cook and stir until mixture is thick, 6 to 10 minutes. Add the cooked garlic and mix well.

By lola

Ingredients

• ✓ garlic
• tomato
• onion
• serrano chile
• white sugar
• salt
• lime juice
• shrimp paste
• vegetable oil
• lemongrass
• curry leaf
• galangal
• tamarind juice

Instructions

1. 1 Place tomato, garlic, onion, chiles, sugar, salt, lime juice, and shrimp paste into a blender; process until smooth.
2. 2 Heat oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Pour chile purée into hot oil. Stir in lemongrass, curry leaves, and galangal. Cook, stirring occasionally, until mixture changes color and becomes very fragrant, about 15 minutes.
3. 3 Stir in tamarind juice; cook for 1 minute. Strain sauce before serving.

By Robin

Ingredients

• ✓ garlic
• white vinegar
• soy sauce
• ketchup
• bay leaf
• black pepper
• pork
• green bean

Instructions

1. 1 Stir together the vinegar, soy sauce, ketchup, garlic, and bay leaves in a large saucepan. Add the cubed pork, and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the pork is tender, about 2 1/2 hours. Stir occasionally. If using the green beans, add them during the last half hour of cooking.

By joy

Ingredients

• ✓ garlic
• cooking oil
• salmon steak
• salt
• pepper
• onion
• tomato
• egg

Instructions

1. 1 Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a skillet over medium heat. Season salmon steaks with salt and pepper. Briefly fry salmon in hot oil until lightly cooked, about 2 minutes per side. Remove salmon to a plate and set aside.
2. 2 Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in the skillet over medium heat. Cook onion and garlic in hot oil until fragrant, about 5 minutes. Stir in diced tomatoes and season with salt and pepper. Continue cooking until liquid from tomatoes makes a sauce, about 5 minutes more.
3. 3 Return salmon to the skillet and simmer in tomato sauce until fish flakes easily with a fork, about 10 minutes. Stir beaten egg into sauce until incorporated; serve hot.

By lola

Ingredients

• ✓ garlic
• pork belly
• white sugar
• shallot
• fish sauce
• black pepper
• coconut water
• egg

Instructions

1. 1 Slice pork belly into 1-inch pieces layered with skin, fat, and meat.
2. 2 Heat sugar in a large wok or pot over medium heat until it melts and caramelizes into a light brown syrup, about 5 minutes. Add pork and increase the heat to high. Cook and stir to render some of the pork fat, 3 to 5 minutes.
3. 3 Stir shallots and garlic into the wok. Add fish sauce and black pepper; stir until pork is evenly coated. Pour in coconut water and bring to a boil. Add hard-boiled eggs and reduce the heat to low. Cover and simmer, checking occasionally and adding a little water if the liquid evaporates too much, until pork is tender, about 1 hour.
4. 4 Remove from the heat and let stand for about 10 minutes. Skim fat from the surface of the dish.

By Pat

Ingredients

• ✓ garlic
• canola oil
• lemongrass
• lemon juice
• soy sauce
• brown sugar
• fish sauce
• chicken thigh

Instructions

1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
2. 2 Mix together canola oil, lemongrass, lemon juice, soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic, and fish sauce in a glass bowl until sugar is dissolved
3. 3 Add chicken and turn to coat in marinade. Marinate chicken in the refrigerator for 20 minutes to 1 hour.
4. 4 Preheat grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate. Remove chicken thighs from marinade; shake to remove excess. Discard remaining marinade.
5. 5 Cook chicken on the preheated grill until no longer pink in the center and juices run clear, 3 to 5 minutes per side. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

By LUCHAPROV

Ingredients

• ✓ garlic
• jasmine rice
• water
• coconut cream
• turmeric
• salt
• coconut oil
• fish sauce

Instructions

1. 1 Place rice in a large bowl with enough water to cover by a few inches; swirl with your fingers, then drain. Repeat until water runs clear, about 3 times.
2. 2 Combine rice, 1 ½ cups water, coconut cream, turmeric, and salt in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed, about 20 minutes. Chill, uncovered, 2 to 4 hours to overnight.
3. 3 Heat coconut oil in a 12-inch skillet or wok over high heat. Add garlic; cook until it just begins to brown, about 1 minute. Add rice and spread in an even layer; cook, without stirring, until lightly browned and crisp on the bottom, about 4 minutes. Add fish sauce; cook, stirring, until fully combined and heated through, about 2 minutes.

By Yana Gilbuena

Ingredients

• ✓ garlic
• soy sauce
• water
• vinegar
• honey
• bay leaf
• black pepper
• chicken thigh

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat, and lightly oil grate.
2. 2 In a large pot, mix soy sauce, water, vinegar, honey, garlic, bay leaves, and pepper. Bring the mixture to a boil, and place the chicken into the pot. Reduce heat, cover, and cook 35 to 40 minutes.
3. 3 Remove chicken, drain on paper towels, and set aside. Discard bay leaves. Return the mixture to a boil, and cook until reduced to about 1 1/2 cups.
4. 4 Place chicken on the prepared grill, about 5 minutes on each side, until browned and crisp. Serve with the remaining soy sauce mixture.

By HEART-OF-MIDLOTHIAN