We are huge fans of recipes coming from Asia. Hubby (who does most the cooking in our house) lists Luke Nguyen as his favourite chef. Maybe it was our honeymoon in Malaysia and Thailand or maybe it’s just that it is healthy AND delicious! The one catch is, Asian cooking can be expensive. My suggestion is to once a grocery shop stock up on the basic sauces. Coriander is easy to grow and used in a lot of asian recipes. Grab some ginger when you grab your potataos and onions. Start adding some new asian essential to your regular pantry archive!
Monday ~ Tofu Pad Thai
I struggle with vegetarian dishes. We are a meat devoted family. But I do love tofu! Plus its good for you and this makes for a very budget friendly meal!
Tuesday ~ San Choy Bow
Ok so the ones in this picture are fancy and use witlof and prawns! Our style is lettuce leaves and pork mince! The kids love that these are like mini bowls!
Wednesday ~ Rice Paper Rolls
These are no where near as hard to make as they look. The fillings are totally up to you we like chicken, noodles, carrot cucumber and coriander for the kids and prawns for Mum and Dad! I always have my fingers crossed for left overs as they are great to take for lunch!
Thursday ~ Chinese Barbeque Chicken
Love a new take on the humble BBQ chook! This is a great last minute dinner!
Friday ~ Thai Fish Cakes
This is such an easy one! Just throw it all in a bowl, mix it together, roll some rissole like patties and fry!
Do you have a favourite Asian Recipe
All images are from my favourite food website taste.com
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We don’t cook enough Asian food here. I’ve been tempted to have a go at making rice paper rolls but I know they won’t look anywhere as pretty as the ones in your image!
I love Asian foods, and sang choy bow is a big favourite in our house too! Here is my recipe for it if you’re interested http://www.puddlesandgumboots.com/2011/09/20/recipe-sang-choy-bow/
I would say at least 75% of our meals are Asian/Asian fusion! Hubby loves to cook Asian too, and our fridge is full of Asian sauces. We get minced ginger in a jar – quick, easy, and cheap!
Hmm…I haven’t got a favourite Asian recipe as I have too many to choose from. Coming from an Asian background I cook Asian food 90% of the time – well, my method that is. Some people ask me what my method or style is like…I say Fusion. A confusion of the original and my adaptation of the recipe.
I love most Asian foods, but my severe lack of skill in the kitchen usually means most of it comes in little white boxes!
Maybe I should be braver, because these look yum!
I love Asian food too and am lucky that because Mr T is a trained chef he’s pretty good at knowing how to make just about anything. I actually find asian food cheaper as if you have a good asian shopping district nearby (like we do) you can get all your ingredients for much less than in a regular supermarket.