From “The Everything Meals on a Budget Cookbook” by Linda Larsen, Adams Media

You might need to buy:
  • olive oil
  • low-sodium chicken broth or water
  • peanut butter
  • ground ginger
  • soy sauce
  • cayenne pepper
  • chopped peanuts

From “Top Secret Restaurant Recipes 2” by Todd Wilbur, Plume Books

You might need to buy:
  • Special Sauce:
  • granulated sugar
  • water
  • soy sauce
  • rice vinegar
  • ketchup
  • lemon juice
  • sesame oil
  • Chinese hot mustard powder
  • water
  • chili garlic sauce
  • Stir-Fry Sauce:
  • soy sauce
  • dark brown sugar
  • rice vinegar
  • Filling:
  • vegetable oil
  • skinless chicken breast filets
  • diced water chestnuts
  • diced straw mushrooms
  • chopped green onion
  • fried maifun rice sticks
  • iceberg lettuce cups
serves 4
You might need to buy:
  • peeled and grated fresh ginger
  • vegetable oil
  • red curry paste
  • Chinese egg noodles or spaghetti
  • blue-crab meat
  • bean sprouts
You might need to buy:
  • sugar
  • crushed red pepper
  • hot water
  • fresh lime juice

The dipping sauce is called nuoc cham and can be made ahead and refrigerated. It will keep for a month.

serves 4
You might need to buy:
  • fresh mint leaves
  • fresh cilantro leaves
  • 8-inch round rice paper wrappers
Belongs to naturenerd Pad Thai 
ready in about 40 minutes; serves 2
You might need to buy:
  • tamarind paste
  • boiling water
  • fish sauce
  • palm sugar
  • rice wine vinegar
  • rice stick noodles
  • peanut oil
  • minced garlic
  • salted cabbage

This is a mod of original, which has not enough beef and too much orange.

ready in about 35 minutes; serves 4
You might need to buy:
  • 25ml of rapeseed oil
  • Zest of half an orange
  • 25g of black beans
  • 50g diced onion
  • 75g diced red peppers
  • 75g diced green peppers
  • 45ml oyster sauce
  • sugar
  • 200ml water
  • 20ml sesame oil

Made w 4 thighs, much more water, mirin instead of wine and kecap manis, asian celery not western, 1.5 anise, no cinnamon, forgot to strain – still tasted good. Would be good to cool stock to skim fat

You might need to buy:
  • Coriander sprigs
  • Thai basil sprigs
  • Noodles of yr choice
  • SERVE
  • cassia cinnamon or cinnamon
  • star anise
  • brown onion diced
  • whole white peppercorns
  • knob ginger sliced
  • kecap manis
  • soy sauce
  • shaoxing wine
  • cold water
  • STOCK
  • Mint sprigs
  • Big handful beansprouts
  • Lime wedges
  • CONDIMENTS
  • Sliced chillies in rice vinegar
  • Fish sauce
  • White sugar
serves 6
You might need to buy:
  • fresh Chinese egg noodles
  • sesame oil
  • vegetable oil
  • minced fresh gingerroot
  • smooth natural-style peanut butter
  • rice wine vinegar
serves 8
You might need to buy:
  • -12 ounces angel hair pasta
  • fresh bean sprouts
  • Dressing:
  • hot chili oil
  • -3 tablespoons soy sauce
  • rice vinegar
  • undiluted orange juice concentrate
  • Garnishes: