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South-East Asian recipes

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Vegetable tom yum

The famous Thai soup, taken from Norman Musa's cookbook Bowlful.
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Prawn vermicelli salad

A refreshing, healthy dish that's perfect for lunch
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Padang beef sambal stir-fry

Norman Musa's take on a warming beef dish
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Chicken curry with spinach and coconut

Chicken curry recipe needed? This easy chicken and spinach coconut curry is deliciously creamy and can be made a day in advance. Pair with a glass of Pinot Gris for the perfect supper.
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Sticky chilli beef with peanuts in lettuce

Sweet-sour dishes pique the appetite, as this moreish chilli beef dish proves. It makes a lovely light lunch served with steamed rice, but you can also serve it as an appetiser, albeit in smaller lettuce cups.
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Thai fish cakes

Recreate one of your favourite Thai orders at home with Chris Bavin's recipe from his cookbook, 'Fakeaway'.
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Miso soup with noodles

This miso soup recipe is Melissa Hemsley's Monday night go-to, taken from her cookbook 'Eat Happy'
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Hot and sour prawn soup

You can make this hot and sour prawn soup recipe as mild or as spicy as you like. If you cannot find any fresh kaffir lime leaves (available from Waitrose and Sainsbury’s), add 2 extra strips of finely pared lime peel. It is not worth using dried kaffir lime leaves, as they do not retain much fragrance.
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Fishcakes with chilli, ginger and lime

Serve these with a salad dressed with sesame oil, soy sauce and rice vinegar
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Dan dan noodles with tofu

Erchen Chang, the creative director and co-founder of Bao restaurants in London, offers up recipes inspired by Taiwanese noodle shops, including this vegan twist on dan dan noodles
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Tomato and egg noodles

Erchen Chang, the creative director and co-founder of Bao restaurants in London, offers up recipes inspired by Taiwanese noodle shops, including a classic side dish of tomato and egg noodles
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Lu Rou Fan pork rice

Erchen Chang, the creative director and co-founder of Bao restaurants in London, offers up recipes inspired by Taiwanese noodle shops, including this classic national recipe
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Smacked cucumber salad

Erchen Chang, the creative director and co-founder of Bao restaurants in London, offers up recipes inspired by Taiwanese noodle shops, starting with smacked cucumber salad
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Spinach with tofu sauce

Erchen Chang, the creative director and co-founder of Bao restaurants in London, offers up recipes inspired by Taiwanese noodle shops, starting with spinach in tofu sauce
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Fried rice with prawns (Khao Pad Goong)

Fried rice is one of the great comfort dishes – it’s filling, soothing and satisfying
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Greens and noodles

A super fast and easy vegan dish to serve as a side or main when you need quick, healthy food
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Vietnamese chicken and cabbage salad

A Vietnamese chicken salad recipe that is excellent if you use your roast chicken leftovers.
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Roast squash and tofu with soy, honey, chilli and ginger

This roast squash and tofu recipe can be served with a crunchy salad for contrast and rice on the side
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Restorative mushroom soup

Packed full of heat and flavour, this mushroom soup from Lucy Carr-Ellison and Jemima Jones of Wild by Tart is the perfect warming winter recipe
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Vietnamese pancake (Bahn Xeo)

Pronounced ban see-ow, these pancake-style dishes can be found all over Vietnam