Gà xào sả, or lemongrass chicken, is one of the better known Vietnamese dishes, often on the menu of Vietnamese restaurants. It is a wonderfully light, refreshing and easy-to-make chicken recipe.
Tag: Stir Frying
Ga Xao Sa
Cu Liu Ji
(Chinese chicken in vinegar sauce)
Cu liu ji is a popular stir fry from the area around Beijing. The vinegar adds a pleasant pungency without being overwhelming.
Char Kway Teow
(Malaysian, Singaporean stir-fried rice noodles with shrimp)
Char kway teow, which means "fried flat noodles," is a popular and cheap dish found in Malaysia and Singapore. Hearty and filling, it started out as a poor laborer's meal.
Chao Ha Qiu
(Chinese stir-fried shrimp with peas)
For a simple stir fry with a delicate flavor, try this quick shrimp dish. The peas look like little jade pearls and highlight the sweetness of the shrimp.
Dong Gu Dofu
(Chinese braised tofu with mushrooms)
This simple vegetarian stir fry is a good wintertime dish. Tofu is paired with meaty shiitake mushrooms in a salty-sweet gravy.
Dan Chaofan
(Taiwanese egg fried rice)
Fried rice (蛋炒飯, dàn chǎofàn) is a great way to use up leftover rice from a Chinese or other Asian meal. Here is a basic recipe for egg fried rice, Taiwanese style.
Beuseus Namul
(Korean stir-fried mushrooms)
Beuseus namul (버섯 나물) is a typical Korean banchan, or side dish. It is simple but has a bold flavor. Serve as part of a Korean meal with an assortment of other banchan.
Nua Pad Prik
(Thai chile beef)
Nua pad prik, or chile beef, is a delightfully easy Thai beef dish with a bracing yet refreshing heat from the fresh chiles.
Jap Chae
(Korean mixed vegetable and noodle stir fry)
Jap chae is Korean for "mixed vegetables" and is a common Korean side dish. The sweet potato starch noodles are traditional, but cellophane noodles are easier to find
Xihongshi Jiang Xia
(Chinese stir-fried shrimp in tomato sauce)
While ketchup may seem a surprising ingredient in Chinese food, it really is used in this dish and produces a very tasty and quite lovely sauce for stir-fried shrimp.