Asia & Pacific Ocean recipe collection

Crispy phyllo bundles filled with curried shrimp, coconut, chopped peanuts, yogurt, and chutney. Makes 24 golden bite-sized appetizers. Freezer-friendly, so you can bake them straight from frozen for easy entertaining.

A rich vegan stew simmered in coconut milk and tangy tamarind with cauliflower, chickpeas, mushrooms, and warming spices. Deeply layered and satisfying.

A lean curry turkey stir-fry with snow peas, red pepper, celery, and scallions in a light sauce. Low-calorie leftover turkey done right in 30 minutes.

Classic pork chop suey with bean sprouts, mushrooms, and water chestnuts in soy sauce. Quick wok-fried Chinese-American stir-fry over rice ready in 40 minutes.

Chinese-style roast duck lacquered with plum and black bean sauce, rubbed with garlic and ginger, then chilled overnight for easy slicing. Serve with Chinese pancakes for a Peking-style feast.

Egg and potato curry simmers cubed potatoes in a ginger-garlic masala gravy, finished with hard-boiled egg quarters and fresh cilantro. A classic Pakistani comfort dish.

Try something new for lunch with this scrumptious dish that will have your co-workers wondering if they can try it!

Ekoori is a Parsi-style Indian scrambled egg dish with turmeric, cumin, ginger, serrano chili, cilantro, and tomato. Spiced, colorful scrambled eggs that turn a simple breakfast into something bold.

Indonesian nasi goreng, the original fried rice, tossed with shrimp, chicken, cabbage, and green pepper in a sweet-savory kecap manis and sambal sauce. A wok-fried dinner that turns leftover rice into gold.

Fiery pork and bamboo shoots over crispy rice noodles: stir-fried slivered pork with winter bamboo, Thai chili paste, and ginger served over a cloud of deep-fried puffy rice stick noodles.

Peanuts are a symbol of longevity in Chinese culture. Feel free to vary the basic recipe by experimenting with different combinations of spices.

French-fried beef liver strips with a curried sour cream dipping sauce. Crispy, golden liver bites served as an appetizer with a creamy, spicy fiesta dip.

This is the basic recipe for cooking lentils or beans. Many southern and southwestern regional recipes call for cooked lentils or beans to be stirred gently into a dish near the end of cooking. Therefore, it may be a good idea ot make them a day ahead and have them ready when you begin the actual cooking.

Garden fresh vegetable spring rolls packed with bean sprouts, bamboo shoots, mushrooms, and scallions in a soy-sesame stir-fry, then wrapped and fried golden and crisp. A vegan appetizer you can season to your taste.

Dress up your chicken for dinner with this recipe that uses a variety of spices to create an extravagant taste.

Ginger-banana chutney simmers bananas, dates, raisins, onion, candied ginger, and cider vinegar into a jammy Indian-style relish. Pairs with curry, cold cuts, or grilled meats straight from the jar.