I was in the mood for a bowl of hearty chili and decided to make a big pot using leftover smoked brisket from my niece’s birthday last week. This gave me chili con carne vibes with the cubed meat and I loved it! The hearty chili was spicy and delicious, and the diced meat was... Continue Reading →
The last time I made a heo quay and pickled mustard greens dish, I made it more of a stir fry, similar to how Mrs. No Limit remembered it growing up. For this cook, I made Heo Quay Kho Cải Chua by braising the heo quay and pickled mustard greens in coconut juice like Thịt... Continue Reading →
We love the warm ginger spice in a comforting savory and sweet Shoyu Chicken lunch plate. There are not many ingredients in this dish, but it is packed with so much flavor and is soooo comforting! I love to do with bone-in chicken but tried it out with boneless chicken thighs and it turned out... Continue Reading →
I recently gave my Vietnamese braised pork ribs a twist by adding leftover pineapple chunks I found in the fridge and made Sườn Heo Kho Khóm. For this recipe, I simply added pineapple chunks to my Braised Pork Spare Ribs recipe. The juicy and sweet pineapple chunks gave this already delicious Vietnamese savory braised dish... Continue Reading →
If you’re a chicken lover, Gà Kho Gừng, Vietnamese Braised Ginger Chicken, is the perfect Vietnamese comfort chicken dish to enjoy with mounds of steamed rice and/or with canh. It’s super tasty and easy to prepare. I love the warm spice of the ginger in this dish so much. I grew up eating Gà Kho... Continue Reading →
I've been craving Cháo Trắng, rice porridge, lately to enjoy with my favorite toppings like salted duck egg, dried pork sung, spicy pickled cucumbers, and Thịt Kho Tiêu. To save time, I recently discovered that you can make it in half the time by using cooked Jasmine Rice. What a game changer! Making Cháo Trắng... Continue Reading →
Mực Um, Vietnamese braised stuffed calamari, is a comfort dish mom made regularly when I was a kid. I don’t see many recipes with this name online and think it might be a dish specific to Phú Quốc, where my parents were born and raised. If you grew up eating this or a variation of... Continue Reading →
Cá Muối Chiên, Fried Fish Steaks, is one of the simplest and most delicious fried fish recipes ever. Eating this always reminds me of my childhood. This was one of my favorite fish to eat as a kid because there were barely any bones and I was not afraid to eat it and choke on... Continue Reading →
Cháo đậu xanh, Rice Porridge with Split Mung bean, always reminds me of Dad. Growing up, more often than not, we woke up on cold weekends with a pot of Cháo đậu xanh ready to eat. Even though rice porridge is hella plain, it’s perfect for loading up with my favorite spicy, sweet, sour, and/or... Continue Reading →
Soup season is officially here and I needed to make the girls and me a big pot of Phở Gà! Phở Gà doesn’t take as much time to make Beef Phở and still tastes amazing. My house smelled like Phở during the cooking process and I loved it! For this Phở Gà, I felt adventurous... Continue Reading →
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