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Lemongrass Recipes, Using Lemongrass in Recipes

June 8, 2022 By Alyson Long Any post on this website may contain affiliate links. We profit from these.

Lemongrass recipes are surprisingly diverse and this traditionally Asian ingredient has found its way into dishes from diverse cuisines around the world.

We give you a round up of lemongrass recipes, which you’ll need if you’re growing lemongrass in your tropical or subtropical garden.

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Lemongrass, lemongrass recipes, and culinary uses of lemongrass.

Some people even grow lemongrass in their gardens in cooler climates, overwintering it indoors or in a greenhouse, but we can grow abundant lemongrass here in the tropics year-round.

Lemongrass certainly is a prolific tropical food plant or herb.

Lemongrass grows fast, in huge clumps, so when you harvest the lemongrass stalks, you’ll have a bumper crop to deal with.

We tried to find recipes where lemongrass was the real hero, the stand out ingredient. We hope you enjoy browsing these lemongrass recipes.

Contents show
1 Types of Recipes That Use Lemongrass
2 Lemongrass Recipes
2.1 Khao Soi, What is Khao Soi? Khao Soi Recipe
2.2 Lemongrass Tea
2.3 Lemongrass Tofu Lettuce Wraps Recipe
2.4 Lemongrass Chicken
2.5 Vietnamese Lemongrass Chicken Summer Rolls
2.6 Noodle Bowl with Lemongrass Chicken and Peanut Sauce — Registered Dietitian Columbia SC
2.7 Lemongrass and Ginger Jelly Recipe (no canning required!)
2.8 Thai-Inspired Coconut Milk Mussels with Ginger, Garlic and Lemongrass
2.9 Monkfish Soup with Ginger, Lemongrass, and Lime
2.10 Sweet Potato Spears with Lemongrass Dip

Types of Recipes That Use Lemongrass

Lemongrass, unsurprisingly, tastes of lemon and can be used to add citrus-style brightness in cooking, teas, preserves, and toiletries.

Lemongrass stalks are tough and fibrous, so if the lemongrass itself is to be consumed it must be smashed, pounded, and pulverised into a paste or chopped very. finely. This happens in Thai curry pastes.

When lemongrass stalks are added to soups, such as tom kha or bun bo Hue, the stalks are used for flavouring only and are left behind in the soup bowl after eating.

  • Lemongrass appears in the curry pastes of various Thai curries, particularly in khao soi.
  • Lemongrass is also used in Thai soups such as tom kha gai.
  • Lemongrass appears in Vietnamese cooking, notably in Bun Bo Hue and sometimes in rice paper rolls.
  • Lemongrass is made to make tea in many parts of the world and is said to have health benefits
  • Lemongrass adds perfume to soaps, candles, oils and more.

Lemongrass Recipes

Lemongrass recipes, recipes that use lemongrass

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Khao Soi, What is Khao Soi? Khao Soi Recipe

Khao Soi is a Thai curry noodle soup which uses a lot of lemongrass as its base.

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Lemongrass Tea

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Lemongrass Tofu Lettuce Wraps Recipe

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Lemongrass Chicken

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Vietnamese Lemongrass Chicken Summer Rolls

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Noodle Bowl with Lemongrass Chicken and Peanut Sauce — Registered Dietitian Columbia SC

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Lemongrass and Ginger Jelly Recipe (no canning required!)

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Thai-Inspired Coconut Milk Mussels with Ginger, Garlic and Lemongrass

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Monkfish Soup with Ginger, Lemongrass, and Lime

Photo Credit: theviewfromgreatisland.com

Sweet Potato Spears with Lemongrass Dip

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