This Vietnamese lemongrass chicken is a super popular pan-fried chicken recipe. Infused with fragrant and savory lemongrass marinade. Typically served with sweet rice and a side of fish dipping sauce, aka “Nuoc Mam Cham”. The cut of chicken is typically chicken thighs with skin on. Since chicken thighs are dark meat they cook up perfect & juicy- they absorb so much of that delicious marinade. A lot of recipes call for soy sauce or oyster sauce but those are more Chinese influenced. Below is our family’s recipe!

TGIF who's ready for an ice cold one? If you love the drinks as much as we do from Stockade Tavern, then this drink won't disappoint! This drink is brought to you by Stockade Tavern owners, Jenny & Paul, and resident mixologist/bartender Gregory Hedderman.

Crispy “birds nest” aka Vietnamese crispy noodle with stir fried shrimp and vegetables.

This is a relatively easy dish but it requires a lot of prep work. I like my noodles very crispy and vegetables also has to be firm with a crisp. I DESPISE mushy noodles & veggies, and over cooked shrimp especially in stir fried recipes. So the best way for everything in your mi xao to be nice and crisp is to cook EVERYTHING separately.

This Japanese Shoyu Ramen was created with a homemade shoyu broth using dried shitake mushrooms and some aromatics.

Did you know that ‘Shoyu’ means soy sauce in Japanese? So simply translated, shoyu ramen, is basically ramen with a soy sauce-based broth. The broth is beautifully clear and brown colored and full of umami richness that it’s great without any chicken or beef stock, making it very vegetarian friendly!

Also known as ramen eggs, these soy eggs are typically marinated in a simple solution of soy sauce and mirin- a MUST HAVE for any decent ramen dish! Featured: Mora Ceramic & Mud Australia bowls.

Vietnamese fried tofu with scallion oil aka dau ran tam hanh. It’s such a simple dish but it’s so yummy and comforting and it’s a dish that comes together in less than 15 minutes and just a few ingredients.

Vietnamese chili lemongrass sate sauce (tương ớt sa tế in Vietnamese) is that yummy spicy chili oil that you typically see in Vietnamese restaurants. It packs in a little heat and spice and helps add bold flavor from its use of garlic, peppers and fragrant lemongrass.

Growing up, blue crabs were always a treat for us growing up as kids in Kansas so having this as a family now with both parents and my lil sis just brought us all back to our old childhood days… 😍

The first batch (pictured in top right corner) were simple boiled blue crabs served with a lime/salt/black pepper dipping sauce! The sauce is so good and was our favorite dipping sauce as kids since it was a lil sour/citrusy/and salty! Paired with a little black pepper it had just the right amount of spice. The second way was a stir fried crab with a Vietnamese satay sauce (lemongrass, ginger, garlic, shallots) then tossed with fragrant aromatic herbs like cilantro, scallions and red chili.

Growing up my dad usually grilled Vietnamese pork ribs but every once in a while we’d get beef ribs. They were much more expensive than pork ribs so we didn’t have them often. They’re prepared the same way too and when you throw it in a vermicelli noodle bowl it was so so good!

This cold bean sprout dish is perfect for the summer time!

A simple blanch and quick garlic stir fry makes this dish complete in less than 10 minutes! ❤️

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.

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.