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Or Lam

Name: Or Lam
Total time: 90 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Laos
Ingredients: 300g Beef; 2 Eggplant; 10 Green beans; 4 Shiitake mushrooms; 2 Lemongrass; 2 tbsp Glutinous rice; 2 cloves Garlic; 2 Red Chili Pepper; 2 tbsp Fish sauce; 1 tsp Black Pepper; A pinch Dill; A pinch Basil

Soup

⏱ 90 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Meat, vegetables, eggplant, and herbs simmered until thick — the fragrant stew of Luang Prabang.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Or lam is the signature dish of the old royal capital Luang Prabang, a stew of dried buffalo meat or chicken, eggplant, mushrooms, green beans, and herbs. It's marked by sakhan, a woody stem with a numbing heat, and is thickened with sticky rice. Rustic yet deep in flavor, it's said to have roots in royal palace cuisine.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At an eatery at the back of Luang Prabang's morning market, a big pot of or lam simmers as locals mixed with tourists eat it with sticky rice in hand.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Beef 300g
Eggplant 2
Green beans 10
Shiitake mushrooms 4
Lemongrass 2
Glutinous rice 2 tbsp
Garlic 2 cloves
Red Chili Pepper 2
Fish sauce 2 tbsp
Black Pepper 1 tsp
Dill A pinch
Basil A pinch

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Cut the beef into bite-size pieces and simmer 30 minutes with 1L water, crushed lemongrass, and garlic.
Soak the sticky rice in water for 30 minutes, then crush lightly in a mortar.
Cut the eggplant, green beans, and shiitake into easy-to-eat pieces, add to the pot, and simmer 20 minutes.
Add the crushed sticky rice and simmer 10 minutes, stirring, until thickened.
Season with red chili, fish sauce, and pepper.
Add the dill and basil and stir briefly.

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