Sometimes I fear I’m going to end up retyping Into the Vietnamese Kitchen in it’s entirety on this blog. So I will suffice to say thast last night I finally made the pantry staple caramel sauce. Used in savoury dishes in Vietnamese cooking it is a bittersweet condiment. This was used in Caramelised Mince Pork […]
I’ve been neglecting Into the Vietnamese Kitchen of late due to holidays and the need to clean out the freezer. I couldn’t neglect it any longer though, I was missing those heavenly flavours. So tonight, we had had the grilled chicken with salt pepper and lime dipping sauce served western style with a simple green […]
The fridge is starting to look really bare now. The vegetable bins are actually empty. Gosh, that was possibly premature, I still have 1 or 2 more dinners to cook. Oh well, surely I have something in the freezer, that’s still pretty full. This one is Vietnamese by inspiration and was a genuine 10 minute […]
Yesterday was a sad day. I had to return Into the Vietnamese Kitchen to the library. I tried to extend my loan but someone else had it on hold. Bugger. Double bugger if it was someone putting it on hold because of my raving about it. So I cooked a last meal from it. Today […]
We had this a couple of nights ago and I’ve been meaning to write it up. The steamed egg produced the lightest, fluffiest, omelette style dish imaginable. I’ll be using this method again with different flavour combinations. Of course I found it in Into the Vietnamese Kitchen. Fragrant Steamed Egg, Pork & Cellophane Noodles 1 […]
I found two yellow fin tuna steaks in the freezer and 1 small tin of tuna. The Ankle Biters have not been worthy of yellow fin steaks today. So I had yet another delve into Into the Vietnamese Kitchen and found this lovely recipe for pan seared tuna. I served it on top of steamed […]
OK so we know that Vietnamese food is my favourite. Real, authentic Vietnamese food. Tonight though, I have proven the incredible perfection of Vietnamese flavour combinations. I threw a few things together and ended up writhing in culinary ecstasy. How does one cuisine manage to get it so damn right? Admittedly the Ankle Biters were […]
If you read my ramble this morning, you won’t be surprised to discover that tonight’s dinner comes from Into the Vietnamese Kitchen. I’ve made the panfried stuffed tofu exactly as the recipe specifies, which is a rarity for me. Due to a tomato shortage courtesy of yesterday’s bolognese extravaganza, I have omitted the tomato sauce […]