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The other day, I soaked and cooked a bunch of dried bamboo shoot (mang kho) and squirreled them away for Tet so that I could simmer some with pork hocks. But the chilly winter weather got to me today and I defrosted a batch of the prepped bamboo shoots to make bun mang noodle soup, a [...]
This Vietnamese-American dish of buttery noodles and lots of garlic is thought to be invented by the An family at Thanh Long, their restaurant in San Francisco’s Outer Sunset district. It is not a dish from the classic repertoire of Vietnamese foods (where would common folks get all the butter and noodles?), yet it has found [...]
Serves 4 2 1/2 pounds of bacon ( a large ‘collar’ or ‘hock piece’) – about 4 or 5 inches cubed 1 good-sized cabbage Place the meat in a pot, cover with cold water and bring to the boil. Add salt if required. Remove the surface sediment and simmer for 30 minutes per pound of [...]
Photography by Con Poulos Preparation Time 10 minutes Cooking Time 5 minutes Ingredients (serves 4) 2 x 375ml cartons beef stock 750ml (3 cups) boiling water 4cm piece ginger, peeled, thinly sliced 2 tbs fish sauce 2 tbs fresh lemon juice 1 250g pkt dried rice stick noodles 250g beef fillet steak 1 small brown [...]
1 package active dry yeast 1 1/2 cups warm water (100-115 degrees F) 1/2 cup sugar 1 teaspoon salt 2 large eggs 1 cup evaporated milk 7 cups flour 1/4 cup vegetable shortening oil for deep frying confectioner’s sugar for dusting (or burying, depending on taste) Put the warm water into a large bowl, then [...]
5 bananas 1 stick butter 1 cup brown sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 3/4 cup rum 1/2 cup banana liqueur Slice the bananas in three slices lengthwise, then cut in halves. Melt the butter in a skillet or frying pan, add brown sugar (you may also add 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon if desired) and cook over low [...]
1 can mild jalapenos 8 oz cream cheese 1/4 cup corn meal 2 cups biscuit mix vegetable oil Wash, cut in half, and seed jalapenos. Fill both halves with cream cheese and reassemble into one whole pepper. Mix the 2 cups of biscuit mix according to directions on the box for biscuits. Sprinkle surface with [...]
12 eggs, hard-boiled, peeled and chilled 1/2 cup mayonnaise 1/4 cup minced pitted Nicoise olives 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard 1 tablespoon drained capers 1 tablespoon minced drained oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes 1 anchovy fillet, minced 1/8 tsp Tabasco 1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley 1 bunch watercress 1 pint basket cherry tomatoes 12 Nicoise olives Paprika or [...]
chicken wings garlic salt salt red pepper 1/4 to 1/2 cup butter, melted hot pepper sauce, to taste Wash chicken wings. divide at joints. Place jointed chicken wings on a large cookie sheet sprayed with cooking oil spray. Sprinkle with garlic salt, salt, and red pepper. Bake in a 400-degree oven about 1/2-hour or until [...]
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 [...]