Sườn Heo Muối ớt Chiên, Fried Salted Pork Chop, is the perfect protein to serve for Vietnamese family-style meals which include steamed jasmine rice, canh (Vietnamese soups), and/or stir-fried veggies. So quick, simple, and flavor-packed.I've made this before with boneless chicken thighs, but enjoy it so much more with pork chops. This seasoning/marinade is super... Continue Reading →
Mì Hoành Thánh Xá Xíu, Egg Noodle Soup w/ Wontons and Roasted BBQ Pork
Mì Hoành Thánh Xá Xíu, Egg Noodle Soup w/ Wontons and Roasted BBQ Pork, is one of my favorite noodle soups of all time. I always get so full because there’s so much great stuff in it like sweet and tender roasted BBQ pork, tender and plump wontons, succulent shrimp and I am in love... Continue Reading →
Bánh Mì Sliders
For the weekend’s Game Day and Tet (Lunar New Year) Celebrations, I combined two of my favorite party foods.. burger sliders and Bánh Mì sandwiches and made juicy Bánh Mì Sliders. Although my team lost the big game, I enjoyed all the quality time and yummy food with the family. These flavor-packed sweet and savory... Continue Reading →
Heo Quay Roasted Pork
Mom wanted to experiment with her Heo Quay, roasted pork, recipe by roasting it in my Traeger. I love experiments and always wanted to learn how to make crispy and juicy Heo Quay so I was all for it. If you don’t have a smoker, just use your oven! It turned out fantastic. The pork... Continue Reading →
Súp Nui Sườn Heo
I normally make my pork broth with onion, ginger, and daikon, but today was “make a broth with whatever veggies I had in my fridge” day and I made it with onion, ginger, carrots, celery, and fuji apples, and made Súp Nui Sườn Heo, Vietnamese Macaroni Soup with Pork Ribs. I added pork/shrimp meatballs inspired... Continue Reading →
Bánh Patê Sô (Vietnamese Meat Pie)
Grab some ground pork and store-bought puff pastry and make my favorite savory puff pastry snack, Bánh Patê Sô, with me. It is so good! It’s also the perfect portable snacks to make and bring to your next family gathering or party this holiday season! I used a cup to cut the puff pastry into... Continue Reading →
Instant Pot Hawaiian Kalua Pork
I was introduced to Kiawe Liquid Smoke, a distinct Hawaiian Liquid Smoke that is used in Hawaii to make Kalua pork. I’ve made Kalua pork a dozen times (recipe on my blog) but never used this specific liquid smoke so I got some and took my Kalua Pork to the next level! I also used... Continue Reading →
Sweet and Sour Pork
East Lake Chinese Restaurant is my favorite Chinese restaurant in San Jose serving up the best Cantonese-style dishes. I’ve been wanting to recreate some of my favorite dishes from there and recently the girls picked Sweet and Sour Pork because they love the dish.Sweet and Sour Pork was pretty eazy to make and even though... Continue Reading →
Banh Xeo (Vietnamese Sizzling Crepes)
Banh Xeo, Vietnamese Sizzling crepes, is super addicting and great to eat at any time because of the insane amount of fresh and crisp veggies that accompanies the whole banh xeo eating experience. I normally make salad wraps with my banh xeo and dip it in prepared fish sauce, but recently saw lots of people... Continue Reading →
Korean Spicy Pork (Jeyuk Bokkeum)
On restaurant menus, I've seen Korean Spicy Pork identified with various names like Jeyuk Bokkeum, Dweji Bulgogi, and even just Spicy Pork Bulgogi. I would love to know the actual name of the dish if anybody knows! Whatever the name of this amazing dish is, Korean spicy pork is probably my favorite Korean dish of... Continue Reading →
