his version of Chinese Sausage and Spam Fried Rice is so nostalgic for me and will always be one of my favorite ways to prepare and eat fried rice. Chinese Sausage and Spam are also my favorite proteins for fried rice! In Elementary School, my Bà Cô (Mom’s aunt), watched my siblings, cousins, and me... Continue Reading →
I wanted Gà muối ớt chiên, fried salt and chili chicken, to eat with canh, but ran out of boonless thighs and pork, but found some Chicken drumsticks in the freezer. I've seen people on IG butterfly chicken drumsticks for a more even and quicker cook, so I decided to butterfly up chicken drumsticks I... Continue Reading →
When grandma visited us during the early 2000s, she didn't cook much, but made Canh Rong Biển, Vietnamese seaweed soup, weekly to enjoy with steamed jasmine rice. She loved this soup. I personally thought it looked weird looking at first, with the dark seaweed floating all over the place, but grew to love it because... Continue Reading →
With all the Vietnamese cooking and BBQing that I do, I’m always trying to find new innovative ways to incorporate Vietnamese flavors into my BBQ and have had this idea for a while to smoke Thịt Kho in my Smoker! This Smoked Thịt Kho is essentially Pork Belly Burnt Ends prepared in Vietnamese Thịt Kho... Continue Reading →
I love Bánh Mì, Vietnamese sandwiches, and I love hot links, so bringing these amazing ingredients together is a match made in heaven for me. If you’re looking for the perfect 4th of July recipe and/or trying to figure out what to do with the leftovers, you gotta check this out! Hot Links are spicy... Continue Reading →
After Mrs. No Limit and Lily came home from the hospital, all the Vietnamese moms and aunties I talked to suggested she eat plenty of Canh Giò Heo, Pig Trotter soup, to assist with mama milk production. Word on the streets is that the gelatinous pig trotter, sweet carrots, and unripened papaya are perfect combination... Continue Reading →
We are reaching the peak of grill season and you will catch me grillin’ and chillin’ outside regularly with the family. Grilled Lemongrass Pork Skewers, Thịt Xiên Nướng Sả, is one of my absolute favorite things to grill over direct heat, and on a Weber Kettle Charcoal Grill is a plus! There’s nothing like the... Continue Reading →
Canh Bí Đỏ Tôm, Vietnamese Kabocha, and Shrimp Soup are such comforting and delicious Canh. I usually make it with tender pork riblets, but I made a quicker version making a broth with shrimp shells. For the shrimp balls, I added a few fresh shiitake mushrooms in the fridge and added it to the shrimp... Continue Reading →
My local Costco sells Pork Sparerib Portions, which are ribs that are made by cutting a regular slab of spare ribs lengthwise into strips. I like to buy it and cut the ribs into riblets, smaller bite-size pieces, to make soup and or braise for many Vietnamese recipes, but for this cook, I switched it... 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 →
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