A Quick Guide on Dried Shrimp: how to select, store, and use dried shrimp
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Turnip cake is a traditional Chinese snack served at dim sum. Our family turnip cake lo bak go recipe uses Chinese sausage, dried shrimp, mushrooms and more.
Make a delicious Thai Pomelo Salad (Yam Som-O) with a sweet, sour, and spicy dressing of lime juice, palm sugar, and fish sauce. Toss pomelo chunks with toasted coconut, crushed peanuts, dried shrimp, and more to create a refreshing and flavorful salad that's perfect for any occasion.
Chayote is cooked in a coconut gravy using fried chilli paste as its base, to form a thick, spicy Southeast Asian curry. This recipe can easily be made vegetarian by omitting the optional dried shrimp.
Our Pad Thai recipe, developed from much research and poring over Thai street food videos, has all the ingredients and information you need to make an authentic Pad Thai at home!
Street Food Asia by chef Luke Nguyen shows the best snacks to get in Saigon, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, and Jakarta.
This recipe uses vegetable broth. You can substitute it with chicken broth, seafood broth, or any other broth of your liking. I typically prefer a
This Chinese steamed egg recipe (蒸蛋) tastes savory and has a soft and silky texture. My family's tips and tricks ensure that this steamed egg comes out perfect every time. We top the eggs with soy sauce and eat this dish with rice for a healthy and easy meal!
This is an authentic recipe for Pad Thai from the Spice I Am cookbook, one of the most critically acclaimed Thai restaurants in Sydney. This is a very traditional recipe for those who like truly authentic Thai street food as the dried shrimp flavour is stronger than what you get in westernised Pad Thai recipes. For something more like what you get at mainstream Thai restaurants, use this Everyday Pad Thai recipe.
Belacan sauce is a Malaysian-style sambal with dried shrimp, fresh and dried chili and belacan, a fermented shrimp paste. With strong notes of garlic and shallots, this Malaysian-Chinese sauce may join the ranks of your must-have condiments!
This Taro Rice recipe is a big bowl of comfort. I bet you won’t stop at just one bowl! Buttery taro cubes, seasoned rice, Chinese sausage, aromatic dried shrimp, and scallions make a delicious meal for any time of day.
Chinese sticky rice is mixed with chinese cured meats such as pork belly, sausage and dried shrimp. Garnished with green onions and cilantro.
XO sauce has a unique and intense flavor suitable as a condiment and seasoning nearly for every dish. This recipe demonstrates the versatility of XO used in different cuisine.
I tried cooking glutinous rice for the very first time - steamed glutinous rice with Chinese sausage, mushrooms and dried shrimp - and was surprised at how easy it can be. It's a really simple recipe, but I went a bit overboard with the seasoning. Most people just use a mixture of light and dark soy, but I also threw in oyster sauce, Japanese tsuyu sauce and Indonesian ABC sweet dark soy. Those are optional; they just lend more umami factor to the dish. For measurement, I used the dessertspoon (the dining spoon we normally eat with, which is technically half a tablespoon). INGREDIENTS 500g glutinous rice (enough to feed five adults!) 100g dried shrimp 2 Chinese sausages, sliced 6-10 dried mushrooms 4-5 cloves garlic, chopped 1-2 tablespoons oil 3 tablespoons water spring onions, chopped, for garnish SEASONING 2 dessertspoons light soy 1 dessertspoons dark soy 1 dessertspoon oyster sauce* 2 dessertspoons ABC sweet soy* 2 dessertspoons tsuyu* (Japanese soy for dipping noodles etc) 1 dessertspoon shao xing cooking wine 1 dessertspoon sesame oil ground pepper to taste * optional - you can just use regular soy sauce METHOD 1. Soak glutinous rice for a few hours, ideally overnight. I also changed the water several times to reduce the starchiness. 2. Soak the dried shrimp and mushrooms (separately, of course) for half an hour, or until softened. Slice or quarter the mushrooms. 3. Heat cooking oil and fry the garlic, Chinese sausages, dried shrimp and mushrooms, for a couple of minutes until all is fragrant. 4. Add rice, and seasoning. Fry for a few more minutes, until evenly coated. 5. Transfer to a shallow bowl for steaming (I used a wok and cover as steaming device). Drizzle the 3 tbsp water on top of the rice and steam for 30-40 minutes. 6. Sprinkle chopped spring onions onto rice and serve. If you prefer softer and mushy rice, you can steam it for longer or add more water. OH, and HAPPY FATHER'S DAY to all dads reading!
Make a delicious Thai Pomelo Salad (Yam Som-O) with a sweet, sour, and spicy dressing of lime juice, palm sugar, and fish sauce. Toss pomelo chunks with toasted coconut, crushed peanuts, dried shrimp, and more to create a refreshing and flavorful salad that's perfect for any occasion.
