Vietnamese Recipes
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Vietnamese-Style Crispy Shrimp Cakes
These crispy shrimp cakes were inspired by chao tom, Vietnamese shrimp on sugar cane, a delectable appetizer you'll find at restaurants in which shrimp is whirled into a paste in the food processor, then patted on pieces of sugar cane and steamed before grilling or frying. This version leaves out the sugar cane, which can be hard for some home cooks to find, but keeps the essence of the dish: golden-edged, pan-fried cakes that are served with nuoc cham, a piquant sauce. Although traditional recipes keep the shrimp seasonings to a minimum, making up for it later with the sauce, this one spices up the paste, adding lemon grass to the shrimp along with green chiles and scallions. (If you don't often cook with lemon grass, this video will show you how to prepare it.) You can serve the cakes as an appetizer wrapped in lettuce leaves or herbs (large basil leaves are wonderful in summer). Or fry them up for dinner, heaping them on rice noodles and dousing it all with nuoc cham.
Vietnamese Summer Rolls
If you have ever considered making a Vietnamese summer roll, you may have been intimidated by the process. But these delicious rolls are not at all difficult. I learned my summer roll technique from a native of France. I learned three things: Rice paper is very forgiving; don’t overstuff; and the more you make, the easier it gets. The rolls include rice vermicelli, lettuce, shredded carrots, a variety of herbs (the best combination is basil, mint and cilantro), and pork or shrimp or both. I would consider only the herbs truly sacred, but substitutions would work elsewhere: hard-cooked egg or tofu for the pork or shrimp, shredded daikon or anything else crunchy for the carrots, chopped greens for the lettuce, any pasta for the noodles.
Lai Thao (Roast Pork)
Spicy Coconut Mussels With Lemongrass
Mussels are cheap, delicious and relatively fun to eat: saline, mild and plump little bites. They are also extremely easy to cook, especially if they’ve been farmed (most mussels you find in markets have been). Just give them a good rinse, and they are ready to go. Here the treatment heads in the general direction of Thailand, offering a sauce of coconut milk, lemongrass, garlic and chiles that perfectly frames the sweetness of the meat.
Vegetarian Pho With Asparagus and Noodles
When I make pho with vegetables other than those used to make the broth, as in this springtime pho, I cook the vegetables separately, so as not to infuse their flavor into the broth, and very briefly, so that they retain some crunch. I like to use thick stalks of asparagus and cut them on the diagonal into 2-inch lengths.
Classic Pho
Pho Bo (Hanoi Beef Soup)
Pho With Carrots, Turnips, Broccoli and Tofu
I like this sweet, colorful combination of julienne carrots and turnips with either traditional rice noodles or heartier buckwheat soba. The carrots and turnips can be simmered directly in the stock, as they will contribute to its sweet flavor. The broccoli should be steamed separately.
Bach Ngo's Pho (Hanoi Beef Soup)
Pho With Spinach and Tofu
You can fuse Asian cuisines in this version of pho, substituting soba for the rice noodles and seasoning the tofu with a little soy sauce.
Vietnamese Dipping Sauce (Nuoc Cham)
Squid With Black Pepper, Vietnamese Style
Charbroiled Beef In Fragrant Leaves
Bun Ga Nuong (Chicken and Vermicelli)
Grilled chicken is tossed with rice vermicelli in a chili vinaigrette flavored with fresh lime juice.
Ba-Nam's Cha Gio
Fragrant Beef Cooked In Mint And Spinach Leaves
Soy Sauce Dip
Sweet and Tangy Sesame Noodles