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Thai Basil Chicken Recipe – How to cook (step-by-step instruction)

Thai basil chicken is known in Thai as pad kra pao gai (ผัดกระเพราไก่). It is delicious, with a deep savory flavor and hunger-inducing aroma. A favorite one-plate quick meal, Thai basil chicken, is simple to prepare, which is commonly served over a bed of steamed rice with an egg fried with plenty of oil (literally …

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Salt Baked Chicken recipe (盐焗鸡) – The step-by-step guide

Traditional Hakka salt baked chicken 盐焗鸡 is prepared by encasing the bird in the salt crust, the culinary tradition that has stood the test of time until today since the Qing dynasty. This surprisingly simple dish relies on the culinary magic inside the cocoon built with a bed of sea salt. The hot salt isolates …

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Char Kuey Teow recipe – How to cook the authentic Penang fried noodles (炒粿条)

Char Kuey Teow is now world famous. Siam Road Char Kuey Teow of Penang has ranked 14th on the World Street Food Top 50 list at the World Street Food Congress 2017 in Manila held from May 31 to June 4. It was described as the classic traveling food cart on four wheels. Mr. Tan …

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Pad see ew recipe (ผัดซีอิ๊ว) – How to cook authentic Thai stir-fried noodles

Pad see ew is the perennial street food for the Thais. It is one dish that is easy to prepare, as only a few ingredients are required, and the cooking is simple. It is so popular that it is served in every Thai restaurant and street vendor. See Ew is phonetically similar to the word …

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How to make the best banana cake (The step-by-step complete guide)

Imagine the amount of bananas in the banana cake is a quarter of the weight of the cake! A lot of bananas! That is precisely how to describe our banana cake, no essence, one hundred percent pure Barangan banana, fully ripe and sweet. Don’t skip this recipe if you like to eat bananas or love …

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How to make Gyoza 餃子(ぎょうざ) in 4 simple steps

Gyoza is unique. Why? Because gyoza requires both pan-frying and steaming techniques to cook. There is only a handful of food prepared in this way. It may sound tricky, but this article will bust the myth of how difficult it is and show you how to make it by breaking it down into four simple …

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Slow cooker chicken korma recipe- a delicious curry

Can’t handle the fiery hot Indian curry? No problem. Try slow cooker chicken korma, a mild curry that even kids. Chicken korma is rich and creamy, cooked with plenty of yogurts, and heavily scented with expensive spices. Once, it was the noble dish worthy for the Mughal emperors, graced the banquet tables of the imperial …

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How to make curry puffs in three simple steps

Call it curry puffs, Karipap or 咖哩角, it all means the most lovable snacks that you can find in every turn and corners in Malaysia. It is a snack enjoyed by different ethnic groups in this multicultural country, by everyone, even the kids! I have not met anyone who does not like this all-time favorite …

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Beef stir-fry with ginger and scallion (with 12 important tips)

Beef stir-fry with ginger and scallion (姜葱牛肉) takes only fifteen minutes to prepare. Follow the ginger beef recipe below, which rivals any ginger and scallions beef stir-fry from Chinese restaurants. The recipe is easy, but the flavor is addictive. Serve with a bowl of steamed rice, which will take you halfway to paradise. You can get …

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How to prepare Chawanmushi (with step-by-step instruction)

Chawanmushi (Savory Egg Custard/茶碗蒸し) is a delicate and Japanese traditional appetizer that we are familiar with. It is prepared by steaming egg with dashi stock in a small dainty Japanese teacup and filled with ingredients such as chicken, prawns, kamaboko, mushrooms, and mitsuba. I will follow closely the traditional method in this recipe, but you …

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