How to cook the ultimate banh mi. Anyone who has backpacked around Vietnam will be familiar with the banh mi, bulging with a blob of mayo, sticky grilled pork or steak, pickles and fresh coriander.
It’s sold on the kerbsides from Ho Chi Minh to Hanoi but it’s becoming increasingly common over here too. Banh mi has become a fixture of the street food scene thanks to the Vietnamese community on London’s Kingsland Road. Among those leading the way are Anh Vu and Van Tran, two school friends from Hanoi who trade as Banh Mi11 (www.banhmi11.com). So what makes a proper banh mi? ‘The classic street-style banh mi is usually cold cuts and pâté with added kick from chillies and fresh herbs,’ says Van.
Pickles are obligatory. Food - Recipes : Vietnamese pork belly sandwich. The anti inflammation diet detox and a healthy raw pad thai recipe. Recipes: Pad Thai. Pad Thai. If you’ve stopped eating noodle dishes in favor of more protein and vegetable-based meals, this dish really satisfies the hunger for a good noodle stir-fry.
This recipe doesn’t use fish sauce, kits, or other processed components – just some basic ingredients, stir-fryed. And the noodle of choice: zucchini noodles. I’ve made these with both zucchini and rice noodles, and they’re both really tasty, but I prefer the zucchini noodles for so many reasons (no sugar, no starch, more veggies, fewer processed ingredients). I use this julienne peeler, but you can use a regular peeler, or a mandoline. Even easier though is to use a food processor with the grader attachment, if you have it. Aromatic chicken pho noodle soup Recipe. Fragrant chicken and coconut soup (tom kha gai) Hearty One-Pot Meal Miso Soup. This soup is very versatile and makes a lot, so plan on leftovers (you may need to add extra broth the next day as the noodles suck up all the liquid overnight).
You can use whatever vegetables you have on-hand instead of the carrots and bok choy. See the notes for some additional options. Ingredients. Miso chicken & rice soup. Wakame seaweed salad. You'll need 20 gm dried wakame (see note) 2 tbsp rice vinegar 2 tbsp light soy sauce 2 tsp roasted sesame seeds 1-2 tsp chilli powder or chilli flakes, to taste 1 tsp sugar Method 01 Soak dried wakame in tepid water for 10-20 minutes to reconstitute.
Chinese spring rolls. If there's any more universally recognised Chinese dish than spring rolls, you'd be hard-pressed to find it.
These slender, golden cylinders of deep-fried goodness are ubiquitous from Shanghai to Sydney, from Chinese restaurants to supermarket freezers, and seemingly everywhere in between. As the name denotes, they mark the beginning of spring, heralded by Chinese Lunar New Year. A fortnight of celebration traditionally takes place around this time, at which the spring roll takes centre stage. Oriental mushroom and pak choi stir-fry Recipe. Thai chicken curry. Stir-fried minced beef with chillies and holy basil (Neua pat bai grapao)
“This is a relatively recent addition to the Thai repertoire, coming onto the streets about 50 years ago.
The secret to the dish, I think, lies in the tempering of the wok, which imbues this simple stir-fry with a smoky tinge. Although beef was probably the first meat to be used, now minced chicken or pork, whole prawns or scored squid, even fish dumplings are cooked in this way. Beef and Black Bean Stir Fry. 15 Basic Stir Fry Sauce Recipes. I love a good stir fry and they are a great way to use up odds and ends of meat, vegetable and noodles.
And let’s face it, they are a quick and easy dinner solution. Simply cook up some rice or throw in some noodles and it’s a family-pleasing meal. I rarely start with a recipe – just a pile of odds and ends. So it occurred to me recently that what I really needed was a stir-fry sauce “cheat sheet” – a handy reference for the combination of sauce ingredients I need to make different kinds of stir fry to combine with my collection of ingredients. Singapore Fried Noodles. Teriyaki salmon stir-fry with wasabi-fried rice Recipe. Green tea and tuna rice recipe. Japanese prawns and rice with hot spring eggs. Oriental Prawn and Cucumber Salad (Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Egg Free) I wanted to write a little post and apologise for the slight tardiness of my recipe posting in recent weeks.
It is not – as has been said before – you, but me. I’ve had a whirlwind of busyness: life, work, love (what else is there?) Has taken over slightly and sometimes you lose sight of the things that ground you. This blog is one of those things. I’ve watched it grow from tentative roots – helped it to grow, in fact – for the last four years and I love every bit of it. Most aspects of my life have changed since then: my job, my home, who I share it with and what I do, all these things have grown and developed for the better. With that in mind, here’s a simple summery salad supper that’s just perfect for these warm evening’s.
Serves 2 For the dressing 1 heaped tsp of honey The juice of 1 lemon 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil 1 tbsp garlic oil ½ inch piece of ginger A small bunch of coriander ½ a large cucumber 1 small red pepper. Prawn laksa Recipe. Duck Ramen. Cantonese-style roast duck with pak choi, spinach and asparagus. 1.
First prepare the duck. Bring a large pan of water to the boil. Add the duck, return to the boil, then remove, and allow to cool. Season the cavity with Chinese five-spice powder. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.