ALL RECIPES
Vietnamese Caramel Stir Fry Shrimp- Tom Rim” Recipe
Make classic Vietnamese dish, Tôm Rim. These glossy and fragrant prawns are marinated in traditional Vietnamese flavors then stir fried in a rich and savory caramel sauce. The thick sweet and savory glaze is just finger licking good and the shells are crispy and so flavorful you can eat the shrimps whole with shells on.
In and Out Burger- Special Sauce DIY Recipe
Totally craving an In-n-Out Burger? If you're like me and stuck on the East Coast and craving a juicey In-N-Out Burger then we'll have to re-create this deliciousness at home.
First, let's dissect what's an In-N-Out cheeseburger: American cheese, 100% beef patty, fresh sliced onions, lettuce, tomato, and most importantly, their special secret sauce (a sauce that hasn't changed since 1948!). The sauce if you've never had it is like a Thousand Island'ish sauce, it's an orange and creamy, relish'y, tangy, and slightly sweet sauce.
Vietnamese Fish Dipping Sauce- “Nuoc Mam Cham”, Dad’s recipe + Video
Nuoc Mam Cham, simply translated equates to fermented fish dipping sauce. This traditional fish sauce is a bright/citrusy/and semi-sweet and fishy dipping sauce is widely used in many Vietnamese dishes. Click through to see my Dad’s recipe!
Vietnamese BBQ Pork- “Suon Nuong” Recipe + Video
This is popular traditional Vietnamese dish, Suon Nuong, is typically served sliced up in a rice noodle bowl with fish sauce, aka “bun cha”, and sometimes served as with rice “Com Suon Nuong”. This recipe is my dad’s and it’s more indicative of North Vietnamese style. The secret here is how my dad uses honey, brown sugar, and cinnamon in the pork marinade. The cinnamon powder helps enhance the aromatic flavor and the honey adds a touch of sweetness and helps add color and caramelizes the edges of the pork.
Vietnamese Fish Dipping Sauce- “Nuoc Mam Cham”, Mom’s recipe + Video
Nuoc Mam Cham, simply translated equates to fermented fish dipping sauce. This traditional fish sauce is a bright/citrusy/and semi-sweet and fishy dipping sauce is widely used in many Vietnamese dishes. This subtly fishy dipping sauce is made from a blend of fermented fish sauce, water, sugar, and citrus. Below is my mom’s special blend.
A Twist on Vietnamese Garlic & Lemongrass Steamed Mussels- Recipe
To celebrate my parents arrival and AAPI Heritage month, I wanted to make my parents dinner since they always cook for us and it gave me a chance to and talk to them more about our family’s heritage.
I took a twist on a Vietnamese lemon grass & steamed mussel recipe I had and swapped out the chicken broth for a butter wine sauce.
The result? Delicious, the Vietnamese herbs with the cooked down white wine and butter was such an amazing pairing, it was very smooth, familiar, and aromatic (Think Vietnamese purple basil, lemongrass, shallots, garlic, chives, jalepeno, red chili, siracha, cilantro and fish sauce cooked down with steamed and buttered mussels...) 😍.
Arrabbiata & Organic Egg Shakshouka- Recipe
This is my arrabbiata & organic egg shakshouka (jar hack). Sans-ramps it’s usually a breakfast staple in our house when we have guests. Sub out the ramps for fresh basil, parsley, or feta cheese!I usually make this from scratch and pick fresh tomatoes 🍅 from our garden but until I have fresh tomatoes this is my quick hack is using @traderjoes arrabbiata sauce. It’s literally the best you can find jarred and you know I’m not the type to buy much pre-made sauces.
Vietnamese BBQ Pork- Thit Nuong
Thit Nuong- Sometimes I like my bbq pork served in a rice noodle bowl with fish sauce and sometimes I like them real sticky and sauce’y and served with rice.Sauce’y tip: save the juices meat marinade and simmer for a few minutes, reserve the sauce, and brush mid grilling or cooking and/or lather on upon plating for extra sticky & sauce’y pork chops🤤!
Quickie Miso Ramen- Recipe
Quickie ramen- When the perfect egg meets perfect timing!
Is there anything better than a flavorful soy egg with the perfect runny/jammy yolk in your ramen?
Quick ramen with blanched mustard greens, a few slices of char sui pork, and those pre-made perfect soy eggs (Trung Ngam Tuong).
Tofu “tonkatsu”- Recipe
I’ve been eating and testing a lot of recipes lately so I’m going to adopt Meatless Monday’s to dedicate to vegetarian and/or vegan meals!Are you a team “tonkatsu” or chicken “katsu”? I used to love ordering this at Japanese restaurants all the time but this time I wanted to make something similar but with tofu!
Taiwanese Braised Pork Belly- Recipe
So I’ve been making my parents Caramelized Vietnamese Pork Belly with Eggs a few times now but what I love about the Taiwanese recipe is the use of added aromatics like star anise, cinnamon, and bay leaves.
Vietnamese Pickled/Fermented Eggplant- Recipe + Video Tutorial
Vietnamese pickled eggplants super easy to make and take about 3-4 days to ferment. You can find these round eggplants called “kermit” or white “cà pháo” at the asian markets. They can also be referred as south macrocarpon, gboma or African eggplant.
“Thai” eggplants during the summer months and they are the size of small golf balls. Traditionally the white or Kermit Eggplants are the ones that we used growing up but all I could find were the Thai variety which still turned out pretty darn nice!