Laos

Or Lam

Name: Or Lam
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Laos
Ingredients: 600 g Beef (braising cut); 1 piece Sakhan (Lao pepperwood); 400 g Eggplant, long beans, mushrooms; some of each Lemongrass & galangal; some of each Dried chilli & fish sauce; 1 bunch Dill & herbs; 2 tbsp Toasted sticky rice (ground)

Luang Prabang stew with sakhan pepperwood

Or lam is a hearty stew from Luang Prabang in Laos, given a unique tingling aroma by the pepperwood sakhan.

Beef and a wealth of vegetables and herbs are braised slowly and lightly thickened with toasted sticky-rice paste.

Servings4

Time90 min

LevelAdvanced

Ingredients

Beef (braising cut)600 g
Sakhan (Lao pepperwood)1 piece
Eggplant, long beans, mushrooms400 g
Lemongrass & galangalsome of each
Dried chilli & fish saucesome of each
Dill & herbs1 bunch
Toasted sticky rice (ground)2 tbsp

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Braise the beef slowly tender with lemongrass, galangal and sakhan.
Add dried chilli and fish sauce.
Add firm vegetables first, soft ones later.
Thicken lightly with toasted, ground sticky rice.
Fold in plenty of dill and herbs, serve with sticky rice.

Make it original

Galangal and lemongrass for or lam are in the Asia Boutique.

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