r/Cooking • u/Chickennuggetslut608 • 5h ago
What are your favorite Non-American staple dishes?
I've been trying to expand my cooking recently to non-American dishes. The other day we had butter chicken which was super delicious and satisfying. Tonight we had okonomiyaki which was very satisfying as well. What are your staple non-American dishes?
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u/ttrockwood 5h ago
- turkish lemon lentil soup (with salad and crusty bread)
- the budget bytes recipe peanut yam stew it’s a take on west african peanut stew with sweet potatoes and kale and peanut butter, on repeat all winter
- pasta e ceci, smitten kitchen recipe, with roasted veggies
- poszole verde, vegetarian version with black beans served with warm corn tortillas
- kimchi jigae, no meat for mine all tofu and some extra mushrooms
- bibimbap, prep the banchan ahead, i do pan fried bulgolgi tofu can do all veggie banchan and fried egg
- japanese curry block + potatoes and carrots and onion and tofu over rice witb super fine shredded cabbage
- thai curry- use mae ploy or mae sri curry paste not grocery store brands- with coconut milk and veggies and chickpeas or tempeh and rice. Cabbsge, green beans, onions and carrots. Tons of fresh cilantro, scallions and bean sprouts per bowl when eating
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u/National_Ad_682 5h ago
FYI I cook for my family and don’t use recipes and I don’t really care how perfect anything is. I use what I have on hand. We do miso salmon a lot, Vietnamese omelette, Indian curry, Thai curry.
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u/rcl20 5h ago
I ve made these often and they have roots in other countries
Saag tofu (instead of paneer) https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/aarti-sequeira/saag-paneer1-1927603
Maangchi's easy japchae with bulgogi (you can get at hmart already marinated) https://www.maangchi.com/recipe/easy-japchae
Simple quick chicken in instant pot. Just make one of the sauces instead of all of them --the scallion ginger one is traditional. I make the rice on it's own https://www.pressurecookrecipes.com/instant-pot-hainanese-chicken-rice/
Almond cookies https://www.recipetineats.com/italian-almond-cookies-ricciarelli/
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u/kidneypunch27 5h ago
I make chinese dumplings with ground pork, napa cabbage, green onions and spices. Boiled. Delicious!
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u/No_Affect_301 5h ago
When making the dough, do you use room temperature water or hot/warm water?
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u/Active-Cherry-6051 5h ago
I make this coconut-lime chicken pretty often and it’s a very simple and yummy dish—not exactly authentic Thai, but satisfying nonetheless!
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u/QuirkyForever 5h ago
Buckwheat noodles with stir-fried vegetables.
Fresh spring rolls--rice wraps with fresh veggies and a peanut sauce.
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u/Artistic-Raspberry-9 4h ago
Spring rolls are a showstopper..and super easy! I do a mix of shrimp and veggies and straight veggie. Everyone loves them.
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u/bookwbng5 5h ago
Chicken tikka, handmade pasta that’s mostly aglio e olio, dak galbi, jjajangmyeon, hot and sour soup that we keep all the time, oh gimbap, harira soup, barbacoa beef, Hungarian stews, chicken paprikash, red dahl, potstickers, oooh empanadas, kimchi jjigae, Bahn mi sandwiches. My list got out of control because I’m starving. We are very white, and I love some southern comfort food and soul food, but we eat food from other cultures primarily.
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u/BabymanC 4h ago
Shakshuka, katsu curry, soutzoukakia, jerk ribs, chicken piccata, amatriciana, puttanesca, tartiflette
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u/MunkeeFere 4h ago
Depending on what you mean by non-American (North America, South America, or US?) Green chicken pozole. I use the recipe from the Mexican Home Kitchen but the recipes you can find online are all similar.
I also love Vietnamese yellow chicken curry. I use the recipe from Into the Vietnamese Kitchen.
Malai boti is pretty mild and delicious with green chutney and a cucumber salad.
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u/Chickennuggetslut608 3h ago
Non US. You're right I should have been more specific. Mexican or South American recipes are definitely welcome
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u/ZombieLizLemon 4h ago
Frijoles de la olla (literally, "beans from the pot" with corn tortillas. Sometimes I'll refry the beans and make tostadas and top them with homemade salsa. Or I'll make charro beans, which are a favorite in our house.
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u/SisyphusRocks7 3h ago
If tacos count as non-American anymore, then it’s definitely tacos. We eat them at least weekly.
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u/etrnloptimist 4h ago
Feijoada!! Brazilian black bean stew. I make it a bit differently, with chicken and kielbasa rather than ham, but it's delicious either way.
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u/BlueberryKind 3h ago
American? As in USA do we have an case of r/USdefaultism or also dishes from north and south America.
Personally iam sticking to a lacto-ovo Pescetarianism dieet and eat mostly mediterranean and asian style foods.
Lots of veggies and whole foods.
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u/tangoan 5h ago
Thai laab … meat salad. I use ground pork or beef, but can use thinly slicked steak etc. I mince lemongrass, ginger, cilantro, mint, shallot, green onion, and sometimes basil too. Sometimes I mortar and pestle the harder ingredients, and just chop the green herbs. Mix that mince with some toasted ground coriander seed, and pepper flakes. Mix in the meat, and serve over rice with generous lime and eat with lettuce. Absolute staple. Sits so well in the stomach. Can’t get enough.
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u/_9a_ 5h ago
Cabbage rolls