5,056 pasteli recipes

Jamaican-style spareribs slashed and rubbed with a jerk-inspired paste of allspice, ginger, jalapeño, and nutmeg, then slow-grilled over indirect heat. Served with avocado and papaya.

Sunflower seed bannock (Missiiagan-Pakwejigan) from Mohawk tradition, made by simmering and crushing sunflower seeds into a paste with corn flour, then pan-frying into flatbreads.

Pork tenderloin coated in a horseradish Dijon mustard paste with scallions, garlic, and fresh thyme, then roasted on a rack with chicken broth. Lean and flavorful.

Thai stir-fried gemfish with green beans and mushrooms in a lemongrass-garlic paste with fish sauce, crushed peanuts, and bird's eye chillies. A fast, fragrant weeknight dinner served over rice.

Grilled whole fish wrapped in banana leaf with a garlic, ginger, coriander root, and peppercorn paste. Served with a fresh chile lime sauce for a traditional Asian grilled seafood dish.

DIY Halloween makeup uses pantry corn syrup, cornstarch, and food coloring layered with tissue strips for kid-safe, lickable face paint. Build warts, scars, and ghoul effects.

Ayam Kacang Bukittingga is a Sumatran peanut chicken braised in coconut milk with a fragrant spice paste of red chiles, ginger, turmeric, and garlic. Rich, nutty, and deeply aromatic.

Chinese four-vegetable steamed platter with baby corn, straw mushrooms, bok choy, and tomato arranged like a flower and finished with a glossy chicken-fat sauce thickened with cornstarch.

Vietnamese Buddhist peanut dipping sauce made with tuong (fermented soybean paste), roasted peanuts, and sugar. A 10-minute vegan condiment for spring rolls and fresh vegetables.

Chinese twice-cooked pork with black mushrooms, bean curd, bamboo shoots, and bell peppers in a soy-ginger sauce. Simmered first, then stir-fried for tender, flavorful slices.

Alton Brown's homemade gyro meat: ground lamb processed to a paste with onion, garlic, and herbs, baked and pressed dense so it slices thin, served on pita with cool homemade tzatziki, tomato, and feta.

Slippery glass noodles wok-fried with savory ground pork in a ginger-garlic sauce with dark soy, chili bean paste, and sesame oil. A Chinese comfort bowl in 45 minutes.

Chinese stir-fried assorted vegetables in a glossy clear sauce with carved carrots, turnips, mushrooms, baby corn, and optional crab. A showpiece side dish from the wok.

Tender shredded beef wok-tossed in bold Sichuan fish-flavored sauce with crunchy water chestnuts, garlic, ginger, and chili. A quick Chinese stir-fry that's all heat, tang, and crunch.

Raan masaledar: whole leg of lamb marinated 24 hours in a yogurt-almond-chili paste with garam masala, then slow-roasted and garnished with sultanas and almonds.

Pad phed pladuk: a fiery Thai catfish curry built on a from-scratch pounded chili paste of lemongrass, galangal, and kaffir lime, with fish fried in fresh coconut cream. Bold, aromatic, and seriously hot.