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What Is Laos and How Can I Use It?

If laos has turned up in a recipe or caught your eye at the store, here's what you need to use it with confidence and how to choose it, cook it, store it, what to substitute, and 8 recipes to try it in.

In Chinese:老挝
British (UK) term: Laos
en français:Laos
en español:Laos

Recipes using laos

There are 8 recipes that contain this ingredient.

Gulai Daun Singkong Tumbuk(Grilled Fish with Greens)

Gulai Daun Singkong Tumbuk(Grilled Fish with Greens)

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Indonesian grilled fish simmered in a fragrant coconut milk curry with turmeric, ginger, lemongrass, and fresh greens. A traditional Gulai recipe that brings bold Southeast Asian flavors to your table in 35 minutes.

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Chicken & Coconut Milk Soup (Gaeng Com Yam Gai)

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Thai chicken coconut soup simmers bone-in chicken in lemongrass and galangal-infused coconut milk, finished with lime, fish sauce, cilantro, and chili. A Tom Kha Gai classic ready in 30 minutes.

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Bean Curd & Coconut Soup

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Fragrant Thai-style coconut soup with silky tofu, lemongrass, galangal, and white miso. Brightened with lime juice, fresh basil, and chili. Serve over jasmine rice.

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Gulai Merah(Red Short Ribs of Beef)

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Gulai merah is an Indonesian red beef short rib curry braised in a spice paste of shallot, chile, ginger, and turmeric with salam leaf, galangal, and lemongrass. Serve with rice.

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Grilled Fish with Greens

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Sumatran grilled snapper finished in a coconut-turmeric curry with galangal, lemongrass, and wilted greens. A fragrant Indonesian fish simmer ready in 35 minutes.

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Sambal Goreng Telor (Eggs in Red Pepper Sauce)

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Sambal goreng telor, Indonesian hard-boiled eggs simmered in a spicy coconut milk and red pepper sauce with galangal. A quick 20-minute Southeast Asian egg dish.

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Ayam Kacang Bukittingga (Peanut Chicken)

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Ayam Kacang Bukittingga is a Sumatran peanut chicken braised in coconut milk with a fragrant spice paste of red chiles, ginger, turmeric, and garlic. Rich, nutty, and deeply aromatic.

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Gulai Merah (Red Short Ribs of Beef)

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Gulai Merah, Sumatran red-braised short ribs marinated in a spice paste of chiles, shallots, ginger, and turmeric with lemongrass and salam leaf. A slow-braised Indonesian beef dish.

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