Lara Lee
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How I Gently Introduced My Toddler to Spicy Food
Not all kids can tolerate full rendang from the start. Develop their spice tolerance a little at a time.
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Everyone’s Favorite Gado-Gado
With a peanut butter sauce and crunchy vegetables, this easy-to-love noodle salad is a surefire hit with kids and adults alike.
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Sach Ko Ang
Sweet, spicy, and aromatic, these vibrantly delicious galangal-and-lemongrass–marinated beef skewers are a Cambodian street food staple.
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Tempeh Is More Than a Versatile Superfood—It’s Also a Way of Life
Pan-fried or deep-fried, battered or braised, simmered or steamed, tempeh can do it all.
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Sambal Goreng Tempe
Toasty, nutty fried tempeh coated in a caramelized spice paste—plus lots of vegetables for good measure.
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Ginger-Scallion Tofu Scramble With Spinach and Chili Oil
Spicy, creamy silken tofu with all of the crunchy toppings your heart desires.
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Anzac Biscuits
Packed with oats, coconut, and rich golden syrup, this recipe for the beloved Australian “bikkies” lets you choose your own adventure: chewy or crunchy.
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Gado-Gado Summer Rolls
Lara Lee’s crunchy, bright, and veg-packed summer rolls are a cross-cultural twist on two street food icons: refreshing Vietnamese gỏi cuốn and Indonesian gado-gado.
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Soto Ayam Betawi
Rich, spiced, and full of coconutty goodness and zingy lime, this version of the traditional Indonesian dish uses bone-in chicken thighs to cut the cooking time to just under an hour.
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Toasted Glutinous Rice Powder Is Nothing Short of Magical
Nutty, toasty, and crunchy, this Southeast Asian staple has no substitute.
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Smoked Tofu Larb With Lemongrass
Lara Lee’s meat-free version of the Laotian and Thai dish combines smoked tofu with pops of crunchy sesame seeds and a kick of lime dressing.
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Coconut, Ginger, and Mushroom Noodles
The high notes of these umami-laden noodles from Lara Lee, the author of Coconut and Sambal, are caramelized shiitake mushrooms.
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Vegetable Nasi Goreng
Lara Lee’s vegetable nasi goreng combines the beloved Indonesian fried rice dish with sambal matah and a citrusy relish fragrant with lemongrass, ginger, and makrut lime leaf.