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Asian Recipes

Browse noodles, rice dishes, curries, soups, stir-fries, and bowls from across Asian home cooking traditions, all using the existing A Cooking Book recipe collection.

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41 recipes in this collection

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Tomato and Egg Stir-Fry

Tomato and Egg Stir-Fry

Soft scrambled eggs folded with juicy tomatoes, scallions, and a light savory sauce for a fast rice-friendly meal.

20 minutesEasy3
Garlic Fried Rice with Egg

Garlic Fried Rice with Egg

A simple Filipino-style breakfast rice with crisp garlic, day-old rice, scallions, and a sunny egg.

25 minutesEasy4
Green Papaya Salad

Green Papaya Salad

A crunchy sweet-sour salad with shredded green papaya, tomatoes, green beans, peanuts, lime, and chile.

25 minutesEasy4
Kimchi Fried Rice

Kimchi Fried Rice

A fast skillet fried rice with kimchi, gochujang, scallions, sesame, and egg.

25 minutesEasy3
Nasi Goreng

Nasi Goreng

Indonesian fried rice with kecap manis, garlic, shallots, egg, chile, and cucumber.

25 minutesEasy3
Scallion Oil Noodles

Scallion Oil Noodles

Springy noodles tossed in fragrant scallion oil with soy sauce and a touch of sugar.

28 minutesEasy3
Singapore Chili Shrimp

Singapore Chili Shrimp

A home-friendly take on chili crab flavors with shrimp, tomato-chile sauce, ginger, garlic, and soft ribbons of egg.

30 minutesEasy4
Thai Basil Chicken

Thai Basil Chicken

A fast skillet version of pad krapow with ground chicken, garlic, chiles, basil, and a salty-sweet sauce.

30 minutesEasy4
Yakisoba

Yakisoba

Saucy stir-fried noodles with cabbage, carrots, pork, and a tangy-sweet yakisoba sauce.

30 minutesEasy4
Chicken Teriyaki Donburi

Chicken Teriyaki Donburi

A glossy chicken rice bowl with quick teriyaki sauce, cucumber, scallions, and sesame.

33 minutesEasy4
Banh Mi Bowl

Banh Mi Bowl

A rice bowl inspired by banh mi with pork, pickled vegetables, cucumber, herbs, and spicy mayo.

35 minutesEasy4
Bulgogi Lettuce Bowls

Bulgogi Lettuce Bowls

Sweet-savory marinated beef served with rice, crisp lettuce, cucumber, and a quick gochujang sauce.

35 minutesEasy4
Kung Pao Chicken

Kung Pao Chicken

A quick wok-style chicken dinner with tender bites, peanuts, bell pepper, scallions, and a glossy sweet-savory sauce.

35 minutesEasy4
Soondubu Jjigae

Soondubu Jjigae

A bubbling soft tofu stew with kimchi, zucchini, mushrooms, gochugaru, and an egg cracked in at the end.

35 minutesEasy3
Vegetable Miso Ramen

Vegetable Miso Ramen

A cozy vegetarian ramen with miso broth, noodles, greens, mushrooms, and jammy eggs.

35 minutesEasy2
Chana Masala

Chana Masala

A tangy chickpea curry with tomato, onion, ginger, garam masala, and cilantro.

40 minutesEasy4
Red Lentil Dal

Red Lentil Dal

A creamy, pantry-friendly lentil dish simmered with ginger, garlic, turmeric, cumin, tomato, and a warm spiced oil.

40 minutesEasy4
Salmon Onigiri

Salmon Onigiri

Hand-shaped rice balls filled with flaky salmon and wrapped in crisp nori.

40 minutesEasy6
Thai Green Curry

Thai Green Curry

A coconut green curry with chicken, eggplant, bamboo shoots, basil, and fragrant paste.

40 minutesEasy4
Tom Kha Gai

Tom Kha Gai

A fragrant coconut chicken soup with lemongrass, ginger, mushrooms, lime, and a gentle chile finish.

40 minutesEasy4
Lemongrass Chicken Rice Bowl

Lemongrass Chicken Rice Bowl

Juicy lemongrass chicken over rice with quick pickles, cucumber, herbs, and a bright fish sauce dressing.

43 minutesEasy4
Gado Gado

Gado Gado

A colorful vegetable plate with tofu, eggs, potatoes, greens, and peanut sauce.

45 minutesEasy4
Mango Sticky Rice

Mango Sticky Rice

Sweet coconut sticky rice served with ripe mango and toasted sesame.

45 minutesEasy4
Chicken Adobo

Chicken Adobo

Tender chicken simmered in vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, bay leaves, and pepper until glossy and deeply savory.

55 minutesEasy4
Dan Dan Noodles

Dan Dan Noodles

Springy noodles tossed with sesame-chile sauce, savory pork, scallions, and a gentle Sichuan pepper tingle.

30 minutesMedium4
Char Kway Teow

Char Kway Teow

Wide rice noodles stir-fried with shrimp, egg, bean sprouts, chives, and a dark soy sauce glaze.

32 minutesMedium3
Mapo Tofu

Mapo Tofu

Silky tofu in a spicy Sichuan sauce with fermented bean paste, garlic, and scallions.

33 minutesMedium4
Pad Thai

Pad Thai

Rice noodles tossed with tamarind sauce, shrimp, egg, tofu, peanuts, and lime.

35 minutesMedium4
Vietnamese Fresh Spring Rolls

Vietnamese Fresh Spring Rolls

Light rice paper rolls packed with shrimp, noodles, herbs, lettuce, cucumber, and a creamy peanut dipping sauce.

35 minutesMedium4
Okonomiyaki

Okonomiyaki

A tender Japanese cabbage pancake cooked until golden and finished with savory sauce, mayo, and scallions.

38 minutesMedium4
Japchae

Japchae

Glossy sweet potato noodles tossed with vegetables, sesame oil, soy sauce, and tender strips of beef.

45 minutesMedium4
Laksa Lemak

Laksa Lemak

A creamy Malaysian noodle soup with coconut broth, rice noodles, shrimp, tofu puffs, herbs, and sambal.

45 minutesMedium4
Masala Dosa

Masala Dosa

A crisp rice crepe filled with turmeric potatoes, onion, mustard seeds, and curry leaves.

45 minutesMedium4
Palak Paneer

Palak Paneer

Soft paneer cubes simmered in a velvety spinach sauce with ginger, garlic, garam masala, and cream.

45 minutesMedium4
Bibimbap

Bibimbap

A colorful Korean rice bowl with seasoned vegetables, beef, egg, sesame, and gochujang.

50 minutesMedium4
Butter Chicken

Butter Chicken

Tender chicken simmered in a silky tomato, butter, cream, and garam masala sauce.

50 minutesMedium4
Chicken Katsu Curry

Chicken Katsu Curry

Crispy panko chicken served with mild Japanese curry sauce, carrots, potatoes, and fluffy rice.

55 minutesMedium4
Soto Ayam

Soto Ayam

A fragrant turmeric chicken soup with rice noodles, shredded chicken, boiled eggs, herbs, and lime.

55 minutesMedium4
Hainanese Chicken Rice

Hainanese Chicken Rice

Poached chicken served with fragrant ginger-garlic rice, cucumber, clear broth, and bright chile sauce.

1 hour 5 minutesMedium4
Beef Pho

Beef Pho

A fragrant noodle soup with spiced beef broth, rice noodles, herbs, lime, and thin beef.

1 hour 45 minutesHard4
Beef Rendang

Beef Rendang

Slow-simmered beef cooked in coconut milk, lemongrass, spices, and aromatics until tender and richly coated.

2 hours 25 minutesHard6

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