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Vietnamese Food Archive
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Vietnamese Steamed Fish
Posted on July 7, 2010 | No CommentsTweetWords fail me! After a week of trying to cook fish (none of which made the final cut for the blog!) I gave it a final try tonight with this Vietnamese dish. Thank god I gave it another night. This was sublime – I kid you not, it was superb. The marinade for the fish is splendid – a peppery, spicy dream come true. It was amazing – I chose a whole snapper from the supermarket – it was cheaper than meat which is quite something, and it really delivered in taste, texture and freshness. There was very little I could find with this meal that I didn’t like. The only thing would be that it took too long to get to the table, and the fact that I couldn’t finish the whole thing (Which is a very rare event in itself!). Give it a try – you won’t be disappointed!
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Vietnamese Lemongrass & Caramel Chicken
Posted on May 2, 2010 | No CommentsTweetI really wanted something Asian again tonight, but after the spiciness of the Malaysian Laksa from the previous night, I wanted to tone it down. Vietnamese food is perfect for this as their food is much milder than other countries within South East Asia. This dish is a delicious blend of fish sauce and lemon grass that is full of flavour, but without the bang! It’s a truly fabulous dish. It’s supposed to be served quite dry, but I added a little water at the end of cooking to give us a little sauce which we mopped up with some bread like it was the last meal we were ever going to eat..
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Pork with Lemon Grass & Chilli
Posted on November 25, 2009 | No CommentsTweetVietnamese food isn’t spicy. It’s ingenious use of lemon grass gives its dishes a subtle fragrance rather than a fiery hit. Even with the use of 4 chillies, this dish has a growing warmth rather than immediate spice. Use long red chillies as they aren’t as hot as the fiery smaller Thai chillies. If you WANT more heat then use half and half.
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Vietnamese Beef Noodle Salad
Posted on November 23, 2009 | No CommentsTweetOn arrival back home after a month in India, I immediately thought of the Vietnamese salad I buy regularly from “The Naughty Chef” in Sydney. It’s easy to make at home too and is deliciously fresh, simple and mild. Just the remedy after 4 weeks of heavy, complex and spicy curries; for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
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Vietnamese Braised Belly Pork with Eggs & Star Anise
Posted on August 26, 2009 | 1 CommentTweetThis is a supremely delicious vietnamese dish. It’s mild flavour is typical of Vietnamese food with a distinctive aroma from the star anise this dish will have you salivating for the 3 hours it takes to cook. I had many little check-up tastings along the way just to keep me going. Probably ate half the pan…
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Duck Rice Paper Rolls with Chilli & Garlic Dipping Sauce
Posted on August 24, 2009 | No CommentsTweetI love the healthy freshness of Vietnamese rice paper rolls. They’re incredibly satisfying to eat and surprisingly simple to make. Even if you’re a little cack-handed, the rice paper sheets are pretty forgiving and will easily form some kind of roll no matter how much you screw things up. Make sure you make the dipping sauce too it’s integral to the overall taste – a sweet, sour and slightly spiced addition to the freshness of the rolls.
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Vietnamese Noodle Salad
Posted on March 31, 2009 | 1 CommentTweet I made this salad to accompany the previous post, lemon grass chicken. It was a delicious, fresh, light and wholesome side dish which almost stole the show. I love Vietnamese cold noodle salads. There is something so intensely fresh and worthy about them. You just know they’re doing you good! I much prefer them to western style salads which I tend to find more of an ordeal to work my way through. This salad uses coriander to great effect in the dressing, mixing it with the ever present fish sauce and lime juice. Tangy, earthy and fragrant – not forgetting delicious.
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Vietnamese Paddy Field Pork
Posted on September 6, 2008 | No CommentsTweet It says everything you need to know about me that I am unconsciously drawn to peasant food. This is just that, a simple Vietnamese way to cook pork. Paddy Field pork or Caramel Pork as it sometimes called is a mild succulent dish that has me wishing I worked on a paddy field. It’s fantastic.
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Bun Cha Salad
Posted on July 13, 2008 | 3 CommentsTweet As I write this I am recovering from quite a decent bout of food poisoning. I have pinned it on an absolutely delicious Vietnamese meal I ate 6 days ago, in a nice, clean restaurant. It’s a shame as Vietnamese is the flavour du jour! However, I am determined not to let it put me off this amazing fresh cuisine. So here’s a recipe for one of my favourite Vietnemse dishes. Tiny, juicy morsels of pork served simply with noodles and salad. It’s pretty damn tasty not to mention actually quite healthy. Just be careful not to poison yourself.
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Seafood Coconut Curry
Posted on December 5, 2007 | No CommentsTweet • Share on Facebook • Add to Del.icio.us • Digg It! This was a seafood medley made with various bits and bobs which were floating around my freezer. It’s a vietnamese recipe and uses all the deliciously fresh ingredients you’d come to expect from that part of the world. It’s best eaten in one go so make sure you have 3 people over to enjoy this with you.
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Chilli Sambal
Posted on November 27, 2007 | 2 CommentsTweet Share on Facebook This is an essential accompanyment with many East Asian cuisines. It’s a fiery little devil and should only be used in small quantities. But don’t be too afraid, it can really lift the simplest of dishes from a clear soup, to spring rolls, to a fried rice or noodle dish and EVERYTHING in between.
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Vietnamese Garlic Beef with Lime Dip
Posted on November 26, 2007 | No CommentsTweet Share on Facebook This is a great Asian way to eat beef. The lime sauce that accompanies is perfectly sharp and marries fantastically with the garlicky beef. It’s awesome, try it.
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Vietnamese BBQ Beef
Posted on October 27, 2007 | 1 CommentTweet Share on Facebook A new, exotic way to eat a steak. Using all the fabulously fresh ingredients from Vietnam. Really delicious.
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