Vietnamese Braised Belly Pork with Eggs & Star Anise
This is a supremely delicious vietnamese dish. It’s mild flavour is typical of Vietnamese food with a distinctive aroma from the star anise this dish will have you salivating for the 3 hours it takes...
View ArticleVietnamese Beef Noodle Salad
On arrival back home after a month in India, I immediately thought of the Vietnamese salad I buy regularly from “The Naughty Chef” in Sydney. It’s easy to make at home too and is deliciously fresh,...
View ArticleVietnamese Steamed Fish
Words fail me! After a week of trying to cook fish (none of which made the final cut for the blog!) I gave it a final try tonight with this Vietnamese dish. Thank god I gave it another night. This was...
View ArticleVietnamese Lemongrass & Caramel Chicken
I really wanted something Asian again tonight, but after the spiciness of the Malaysian Laksa from the previous night, I wanted to tone it down. Vietnamese food is perfect for this as their food is...
View ArticleVietnamese pork steaks
This is one of my most favourite dishes of all time. Whenever I want some asian comfort food I go to the nearest Vietnamese restaurant and order their pork combination plate. This is a simplified...
View ArticlePork with Lemon Grass & Chilli
Vietnamese food isn’t spicy. It’s ingenious use of lemon grass gives its dishes a subtle fragrance rather than a fiery hit. Even with the use of 4 chillies, this dish has a growing warmth rather than...
View ArticleVietnamese Pork Belly & Egg with Lemon grass and Star Anise
I felt like something easy tonight – something that I could just chuck into the oven and forget about. This Vietnamese inspired dish is just that – it features one of my guilty favourites, pork belly....
View ArticleVietnamese Chicken & Coconut Curry
When it comes to curry in South East Asia, Thailand and Malaysia generally steal all the thunder. But that’s not an indication of some of the delicious stews and curries available in the rest of the...
View ArticleVietnamese Deep Fried Fish
Every day I cycle around the inner West of Sydney. Most days, I pass the Sydney Fish Markets. Some days, I remember to bring the lock for my bike so that I can make a quick, red faced stop to buy fresh...
View ArticleVietnamese stir fried Chives with ginger & lemongrass
I had faffed about so much today getting not a lot done that I had little to no patience for food shopping. After back and forthing around the city I just happened to be in a Vietnamese area, so made...
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