Steam Asian Recipes

"I never could cook short-grain East Asian-style rice until I learned this method from Japanese cookbooks. I knew what I was after: the rice should stick together enough that mouthfuls can easily be picked up with chopsticks, but not be at all sticky or gummy. Each grain should be white and smooth, almost pearl-like, and should taste subtly not just..."

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Ingredients: short-grain rice, water...

"This was taught to me last year by my Mom's elder sister, Bindu D. Kapoor. This is a nutritious breakfast and well worth the effort. Diabetics may also have this. A cup of tea on the side and this is the perfect start to your day. Enjoy!"

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Ingredients: curry leaves, bulgur wheat...

"Manapua are a wonderful snack food popular in Hawaii. I found this recipe in a travel magazine a few years ago. You can substitute Chinese BBQ pork (char siu) for the sausage if you'd like."

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Ingredients: cornstarch, dry yeast...

"I was fortunate to take a dim sum class with world reknowned chef Joseph Poon in Philadelphia this morning. I was the only one who showed and had a 1 on 1 three hour lesson and quite a work out. I made 13 different types of dumplings, this was our favorite."

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Ingredients: dried shiitake mushrooms, cornstarch...

"The "other" famous dimsum steamed bun. I've been searching high and low for this recipe. laiwongbao translates to "milk yolk bun"."

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Ingredients: custard powder, eggs, milk...

"Soft and satisfyingly flavorful. You can adjust the level of spiciness to taste."

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Ingredients: black mustard seeds, cumin seeds...

"I used to love this Chinese-restaurant appetizer so much that my mother reverse-engineered the recipe. These dumplings have an interesting taste and are great for parties. They also freeze well. Hope you enjoy them--it's worth the work involved."

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Ingredients: eggs, fresh ginger, honey...

"This is one of the signature dishes of North India, and is spicy, aromatic, flavourful, and simply out of this world! For the authentic feel, try to stick to the original recipe ingredients as much as possible, but you may also use suitable substitutes as mentioned. This is from "Vegetable Delights" by Malini Bisen. Note: Prep. time does not include..."

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Ingredients: cinnamon sticks, clarified butter...

"Great finger food for parties--always a hit. Much easier to prepare if you have a food processor."

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Ingredients: eggs, green onions, mushrooms...

"This is a Japanese recipe consisting of sweet dumplings on skewers. These are widely enjoyed in Japan and by...ME..hehe. You often see anime characters munching on these yummies.I have edited thsi recipe, noting that glutinous rice flour is used."

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Ingredients: cornstarch, potato starch...

"Over the years, I have discovered that the best way to enjoy river fishes is to have it steamed. It is easy and not fussy in preparation and it will be ready in 25 minutes."

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Ingredients: tilapia fillets, fish fillets...