386 root recipes

Crisp asparagus stir-fried with fresh ginger, toasted sesame oil, and roasted cashews, finished with a splash of soy sauce. A 6-ingredient Chinese side dish ready in 25 minutes.

Homemade Thai green curry paste with fresh green chilies, lemongrass, galangal, shrimp paste, and coriander. Blends in minutes, beats store-bought every time.

Old-fashioned sweet pepper pickles brined overnight, then simmered in spiced sugar-vinegar syrup with cloves, cinnamon, mace, and ginger. A canning-jar staple from the heritage pantry.

Chinese fried dumplings stuffed with pork, shrimp, water chestnuts, and ginger, served with a hot chili dipping sauce. Crispy, golden, and deeply savory.

Plum relish slow-cooks plums with apples, onions, vinegar, brown sugar, ginger, and cloves into a thick sweet-spicy condiment. Big-batch chutney for cheese boards and roasts.

Pork tenderloin scallion wraps baked in a soy, honey, hoisin, garlic, and ginger sauce. Elegant bite-sized appetizers with Chinese-inspired flavors, ready in 30 minutes.

Curried apple pork chops baked under a fragrant blanket of tart apples, onion, ginger, garlic, soy sauce, and curry powder. A simple oven-braise that turns weeknight chops into something special.

Crispy fried tofu served with a Thai-style peanut dipping sauce made from garlic, cilantro root, chili, and rice vinegar. A spicy, tangy vegetarian appetizer or snack ready in 25 minutes.

Chinese lo mein with roast pork, napa cabbage, dried mushrooms, bean sprouts, and snow peas stir-fried with ginger and garlic. Tossed with sesame oil-coated noodles.

Bhindi curry with okra simmered in a fragrant spice blend of mustard seeds, fenugreek, cumin, and turmeric fried in mustard oil. An authentic Indian okra dish.

Khao-Tung Hna-Tung (Crusty Rice with Shrimp Dip). recipe

Panang curry paste is a flavorful and aromatic blend of spices and herbs that forms the base of the popular Thai dish, Panang curry.

Delicate rainbow trout fillets hit the grill for just 4 minutes, then get drizzled with a bright lime-ginger oil spiked with red pepper flakes.

A great way to add some spice to your dinner, this simple but tasty recipe will instantly become one of your favorites for dinner.

Indian-spiced chutney with dried apricots, golden raisins, and currants flavored with garlic, ginger, and cayenne for a sweet-hot condiment.

Fat-free pumpkin pie with a bread crumb crust, egg whites, and skim evaporated milk. All the warm Thanksgiving spice flavor with none of the butter or yolks.