5,056 paste recipes

Famous Cuban-style black beans and rice with mashed garlic-cumin-vinegar finishing paste. Vegan, diabetic-friendly, fat-free. Slow-simmered beans served over hot rice for a classic comfort plate.

Fish fillets steamed in foil parcels with a fragrant Malaysian coconut paste of shredded coconut, garlic, ginger, cumin, coriander, and curry powder. A 30-minute Southeast Asian steamed fish recipe.

Thai satay sauce from scratch: a dry-toasted aromatic paste of chiles, shallots, garlic, and galangal cooked into coconut milk with peanuts, sesame, tamarind, and fish soy.

South Indian green pepper curry with ground coconut, poppy seeds, turmeric, and coriander. A simple vegetarian curry with a fragrant masala paste and fresh cilantro.

South Indian-style aloo baingan: potatoes and eggplant simmered with a fresh ginger-coconut-chili paste, mustard seeds, asafetida, and toasted spices in ghee. A vegetarian curry full of layered aromatics.

Phoenix Rolls (Banh Phuong Hoang): thin chicken breast slices wrapped around ham and a lemongrass shrimp paste, dusted in cornstarch, and pan-fried until golden. A crispy Vietnamese party bite.

Indian-style barbecued fish skewers marinated in a spiced yogurt paste with garam masala, coriander, ginger, garlic, and cayenne. A tandoori-inspired grilled fish kebab.

This spicy marinade owes its unusual flavor to the chipotle, a smoked jalapeno chile. Chipotles are usually sold canned in tomato paste. Look for them at Mexican and Latin American markets. Adobo marinade goes particularly well with pork.

Spiced pot roast marinated in a blended paste of cumin, turmeric, ginger, rosemary, French mustard, poppy seeds, and lemon. Braised tender on the stovetop or in a slow cooker.

Foolproof meringue that never weeps or shrinks, stabilized with a cornstarch paste mixed into the egg whites. Golden brown in 30 minutes on any cream pie.

Moist chocolate cake with hot coffee bloomed into the batter for deep cocoa flavor, paired with old-fashioned ermine icing whipped from a cooked flour-milk paste. Vintage two-layer cake done right.

An Italian chocolate hazelnut cake from Turin with homemade gianduja paste, whipped chocolate cream filling, apricot jam, and a brandy-liqueur soak. A show-stopping patisserie-level dessert.

Gulai merah is an Indonesian red beef short rib curry braised in a spice paste of shallot, chile, ginger, and turmeric with salam leaf, galangal, and lemongrass. Serve with rice.

Eastern European poppy seed crescents made from rich yeast dough filled with a sweet cinnamon-lemon poppy seed paste, brushed with egg wash and topped with chopped nuts.

Cajun seafood gumbo with shrimp, lump crab, ham, and okra built on a dark cocoa-colored roux. Finished with file powder for authentic Louisiana flavor and body.

Punjabi-style stuffed brinjals (eggplant) filled with a spice paste of coriander, turmeric, poppy seeds, green chilies, and fenugreek. Pan-cooked in ghee until meltingly tender and fragrant.