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Authors Note: What exactly is an outdoor kitchen? A kitchen in the great outdoors. It could be called a glorified patio where you can have dining al fresco. Outdoor kitchens have become a popular trend first in the West and now across the country. Outdoor kitchens allow backyard cooks to mix with the guest while [...]
A kitchen island can be put in a single row kitchen cabinets lineup or as part of an a L-shape kitchen, the island serves as the center of the entire kitchen. The kitchen island as a stand-alone platform in the middle of the kitchen provides convenience and efficiency by creating more workspace. When the island [...]
Ingredients — cooking Method 2 Oz Cellophane Noodles 1 Lb Ground Lean Pork 1 Lg Onion 2 Tbsp Tree Ears Dried Mushroon (Nam Meo) 3 Cloves Garlic — f. chopped 8 Oz Crab Meat 4 Oz Shrimp — shelled and chopped 1/2 Tsp Pepper 20 Sheets Dried Rice Paper (Banh Trang) 4 Eggs — beaten [...]
Ingredient — Preparation Method 1 pound Lean bottom round or — sirloin, in one piece 6 inches Diameter 2 Stalks fresh lemon grass — or 2 tablespoons dried grass 2 small Red chile peppers — seeded 2 1/2 tablespoons Sugar or honey 1 tablespoon Nuoc mam (Vietnamese fish — sauce) 3 tablespoons Light soy sauce [...]
Yield: 6 servings 2 1/2 qt Water 2 lb Pork bones 2 ts Salt 1 tb Fish sauce (nuoc mam) 1 ts Vegetable oil 1 Clove garlic, chopped 2 Shallots or 2 Scallions, chopped white -part 1/2 lb Crab meat, fresh, frozen, -or canned 1/4 ts Freshly ground black pepper 2 ts Cornstarch dissolved in [...]
seafood fried rice Serves 4 Ingredients: 4 cups cold cooked rice (preferably 1 day old) 2 tbsp. oil 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped (onion can be used instead of garlic) 2 cups chopped seafood : -medium raw shrimp – deveined and shelled cut into bite sized pieces -crabmeat drain all the water from the can [...]
Ingredients: -12 ripe bananas -1/2 tsp salt-200g sugar (adjust to desired sweetness) -1kg (4 cups sweet-rice aka glutinous rice) -1 can coconut milk (400ml) -200g shredded coconut (optional) -100g mung beans (peeled and split kind, optional) -pandan leaves (optional) -banana leaves-tooth picks Getting Ready: Rinse and soak rice in coconut milk and enough water to [...]
Cua rang muoi (Fried salted crabs) The Westerners, especially those in land-locked countries, usually appreciate the dish as soon as they firstly experience it. At parties, a plate of bright red Cua rang muoi is usually acted as aperitif. Customers suddenly feel sweet-smelling of spices and delicious buttery flavor of crab at the same time. [...]
Ca kho to (Dry-boiled catfish) Fish, which used to prepare for the dish, can be catfish, anabas or snake-head fish. Necessary spices include dry garlic, fresh lemon, onion, chilly, sugar, glutamate, fish sauce, grease, and a spoon of pepper and wine. Although Ca kho to is a popular dish in the South, it is also [...]
Ca nuong trui (Bare fried fish) The Southern villagers in countryside areas usually have fried fish in the field. They use a bamboo piece to cross through the fish. Pitch the head side to ground, pile up rice straws at the wind-swept place to smoke fish. As serving, use hand to remove the burned fish [...]