The daily meals of the family will become much more appealing with the appearance of delicious, flavorful braised dishes with lemongrass and chili. Today, let’s join the Cooking Tips section of TasteVN to gather 14 ways to make braised dishes with lemongrass and chili using a familiar pot set right at home!
1 Lemongrass and Chili Chicken Stew
Starting off the list is a dish that is surely very familiar and favored by many, which is lemongrass and chili chicken stew with a super simple preparation that only takes about 15 minutes.
Once completed, the dish has an enticing aroma of lemongrass and chili, and the characteristic golden color of the chicken. Biting into a piece, you will find the chicken meat firm, flavorful, slightly spicy and salty, delicious when served with hot rice.
To make the lemongrass and chili chicken stew taste just right, you can use a earthen pot for cooking and serving the dish. This pot will keep the chicken hot and delicious throughout the meal.
2 Lemongrass and Chili Beef Stew
Beef is a type of food chosen by many housewives due to its simple preparation and high nutritional content. You can also make lemongrass and chili beef stew right at home with your familiar pot.
The finished dish has a strong aroma of lemongrass, and the stew sauce is thick and appealing. When eaten, the beef is tender, chewy, sweet, with a bit of spiciness from the lemongrass and chili seasoning, making it very enjoyable.
When choosing a pot for stewing, you can use an aluminum pot with a non-stick interior, which will help minimize the dish sticking and burning at the bottom, and also make cleaning easier.
3 Lemongrass and Chili Frog Stew
Frog is a folk dish loved by many for its delicious and nutritious flavor. You can try making lemongrass and chili frog stew in an earthen pot to treat your family, ensuring it will be very rice-consuming.
This dish, when completed, is incredibly aromatic, making you want to enjoy it immediately. When eaten, the frog meat is soft, firm, with a fragrant and spicy flavor from the lemongrass and chili that is very stimulating to the taste buds, anyone who tries it will love it.
To avoid overcooking while cooking, remember to choose a clay pot with a clear glass lid for braising, which makes it easier to observe the dish!
4 Braised pork belly with lemongrass and chili
Another way to make a lemongrass and chili dish using the familiar pot is to braise pork belly with lemongrass and chili, which is very flavorful and goes well with rice.
After cooking, the dish has an eye-catching golden-brown color and a strong aroma of spices. Taking a bite reveals a perfect balance of lean and fatty meat, with a chewy and spicy-salty flavor that pairs excellently with hot rice.
To make cooking easier, you should consider purchasing a type of pot that can be used on various types of stoves like induction cookers, infrared cookers, etc., as it will be much more convenient when you need to switch stoves for your family!
5 Braised duck with lemongrass and chili
This is an attractive dish with a simple preparation method, just needing the support of a familiar stainless steel pot.
When the dish is served, it will impress with its fragrant aroma and the attractive dark brown color of the duck meat. Eating it reveals tender and sweet meat, seasoned just right, making it very enjoyable and flavorful.
You can use a pot with a diameter larger than 26cm to braise a whole duck at once, allowing you to have it for 2 – 3 meals, which is very convenient without needing to cook too much, while the flavor remains incredibly delicious.
6 Fried Tofu with Lemongrass and Chili
In just 15 minutes, you can have a flavorful dish of tofu braised with lemongrass and chili for your family’s Tet holiday meal.
The finished dish has an eye-catching brownish-yellow color and a fragrant aroma from the lemongrass and chili. When eaten, the tofu skin is slightly crispy, while the inside is soft and rich, with a moderately spicy flavor that is very appealing; one bite makes you want to keep eating.
You can consider buying a 3-layer stainless steel pot made from 430 stainless steel, which not only conducts heat quickly for easy braising but is also safe for health thanks to its durable material that minimizes oxidation.
7 Eel Braised with Lemongrass and Chili
The next recipe that TasteVN wants to introduce to you is the eel braised with lemongrass and chili – a rustic, delicious dish that is favored by many.
After being simmered on low heat in a clay pot, the dish has a very special dark brown color and a fragrant, spicy aroma that is enticing. A bite reveals the eel meat is firm, chewy, and richly flavored with a spicy and salty taste that is extremely stimulating to the palate.
Using a clay pot helps the dish retain its heat throughout the meal, and enjoying it on slightly chilly days is truly delightful!
8 Pork Knuckle Braised with Lemongrass and Chili
Anyone who loves the fatty taste of pork knuckle should try making this pork knuckle braised with lemongrass and chili to treat their family; I guarantee everyone will rave about how delicious it is!
The dish has a beautiful brown color, and when eaten, the skin is chewy and soft, the pork knuckle meat is fragrant and fatty, with a crispy texture that is fully infused with a spicy and salty seasoning that is extremely appetizing. Get into the kitchen and make it right away!
9 Braised Fish with Lemongrass and Chili
Braised fish is a familiar dish in Vietnamese families in their daily meal menus. With just a familiar pot, you can create countless variations of braised fish with lemongrass and chili using different types of fish.
When completed, braised fish typically has a distinctive dark brown color and an enticing aroma of lemongrass and chili. When eaten, the fish is tender, with a naturally sweet and fatty taste soaked in just the right amount of spicy and salty seasoning, ensuring it pairs perfectly with rice.
To avoid burns while cooking braised fish, you can choose to buy a pot with heat-resistant handles, which is very safe and convenient to use.
10 Beef Tendon Stewed with Lemongrass and Chili
With just a simple stainless steel pot, you can absolutely make a delicious beef tendon stew with lemongrass and chili, just as good as in a restaurant.
The beef tendon, after being stewed until tender, has a brownish-yellow hue and a strong aroma of spicy lemongrass and chili. Taking a bite, you will feel the tender and slightly chewy meat, perfectly seasoned, making it great to enjoy with hot rice on a chilly day.
Don’t forget to use a stainless steel pot with a clear glass lid so you can easily observe the inside of the pot to adjust the heat appropriately while making this delicious dish!
11 Chicken Feet Stewed with Lemongrass and Chili
Chicken feet stewed with lemongrass and chili is an extremely flavorful dish with eye-catching colors and an irresistible taste, ensuring that once you try it, you will remember it forever.
The finished dish has a glossy brown color and a distinctive fragrant aroma. The chicken feet are stewed in a clay pot, making them very tender and retaining their warmth, with slightly chewy skin that absorbs the rich spicy sauce, making it incredibly delicious.
This dish is just as suitable for a daily meal as it is for snacks at a drinking table.
12 Mushrooms Stewed with Lemongrass and Chili
Another very popular stewed dish in vegetarian meals that you can easily make at home is mushrooms stewed with lemongrass and chili. With just 15 minutes of preparation using a stainless steel pot, you can complete this dish!
The dish, when cooked, has a characteristic brown color from the stew that is very appealing. The mushrooms are stewed to a perfect tenderness, with a chewy texture soaked in rich spicy seasoning, making it more and more addictive.
13 Vegetarian Short Ribs Stewed with Lemongrass and Chili
Vegetarian short ribs stewed with lemongrass and chili is also a vegetarian dish that you should definitely try due to its extremely simple and quick preparation, while the flavor is incredibly delicious.
The finished dish of vegetarian ribs retains its inherent richness along with a thick, fragrant sauce infused with the distinctive flavors of lemongrass and chili, making it incredibly appetizing when served with white rice.
To make the cooking process easier, you should consider purchasing a non-stick pot to avoid the vegetarian ribs sticking to the bottom of the pot and burning, which would make it less tasty.
14 Fried Fat with Lemongrass and Chili
If you are a fan of delicious dishes made from fried fat, then you should immediately try the following lemongrass and chili braising recipe, which is incredibly tasty and not at all greasy, and can be easily made at home with your family’s cooking pot set!
The finished dish has an attractive caramel brown color and is filled with the spicy aroma characteristic of lemongrass and chili. Taking a bite reveals the fried fat to be both rich and intriguingly spicy and sweet, which is even more enticing when paired with cucumber or fresh vegetables.
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The above is a summary of 14 ways to make lemongrass and chili braised dishes with familiar kitchen pots. We hope that these shares from TasteVN will help you create delicious and flavorful dishes, making your family meals more attractive!
