looks pretty close to what I remember, but not much in the way of greens – can add baby spinach, rocket, mixed salad greens etc.
ready in about 25 minutes;
serves 2
You might need to buy:
- 500g rump or sirloin steak
- dressing:
- fish sauce
- lime juice
- sweet chilli sauce
- chopped fresh coriander leaves
You might need to buy:
- salt to taste
- sesame seed
- minced garlic
- chopped green onions
- tbl sesame oil
- pepper to taste
- soy sauce to taste
for oven baking fish
You might need to buy:
- chillies
- 1/2t rock salt
- garlic cloves
- cc ginger
- shallots
- kaffir lime leaves
- coriander root
- candlenuts
- galangal
- lime
- mirin
- soy sauce
- salaam leaves
vietnamese sauce for bun bo xao etc
This sauce is likely to be used to add final flavor to foods wrapped in lettuce or herbs, which are not salted and therefore need a little lift to heighten the overall eating experience. My mother looks for color to gauge her dipping sauce. When it’s a light honey or amber, she knows she’s close.
You might need to buy:
- fish sauce
- water
- sugar
- Thai chilis [optional]
I’ve got rid of the corn starch in the marinade – doesn’t add anything to the flavour and just makes it hard to cook the meat [sticks to the wok]
You might need to buy:
- bean sprouts
- roasted peanuts
- cucumber
- lettuce
- vermicelli
- nuoc cham
- onion
- pepper
- salt
- fish sauce
- sugar
- pickled grated carrot [or plain]
- beef - thinly sliced flank
works ok with chook too
note that the quantities are all approximate
serves 3
You might need to buy:
- 3T coriander leaves
- 2t fresh chopped ginger
- garlic
- rock salt
- kaffir lime leaves
- kecap manis
- 600g diced lamb
Pretty damned good. Perch is fine, snapper also
You might need to buy:
- fish sauce
- sweet Chinese vinegar
- mirin
- chopped ginger
- chopped garlic
- red shallots
- sesame oil
- oil
- tamarind concentrate mix with 1T water
- rich chicken fish or veg stock
serves 4
You might need to buy:
- ground cardamom
- freshly ground black pepper
- chili powder
- tumeric
- olive oil or grapeseed oil
- coconut milk
- cornstarch
- Worcestershire sauce
- finely chopped fresh ginger
- cinnamon
- ground cloves
- cumin
- ground coriander
- salt