Caramelized Spare Ribs / Suon Ram

3 lbs baby back ribs cut into pieces
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup fish sauce
1/2 cup water
Green onion cut in pieces
Black pepper

In a frying pan add oil fry both sides of ribs until brown
Wash the ribs so that it is clear of blood pieces
In a pot - put some oil then add ribs stir fry a few minutes than add the sugar, keep  on stirring until sugar a little bit golden, don't burn it ...

Then add fish sauce - keep on stirring about 5 to 10 minutes until the meat absorb the sugar and fish sauce.  Add water and stir again for a few minutes then cover the pot - lower the heat and let it cook until thicken

From time to time open the pot and stir the meat, do not let it burn.

Meat  is done when sauce golden and almost thicken

Add green onion and black pepper

Ga` Roti/ Vietnamese Roasted Chicken

4 chicken legs (poke knife into legs to have good marination)
1 can Coco Rico
1 tsp thick soy sauce
Soy sauce and sugar
Marinate chicken with a bit of 5 spices, salt, black pepper

Heat 2 Tbsp oil, add chiken fry until golden (take out oil if you want) then add garlic then coco water and a bit of thick soy sauce - cook until chicken is cooked and water almost dry up, add soy sauce and sugar as needed .

Mustard Green with Ginger

Mustard Green cut into bite size
Ginger Shredded
minced garlic and onion
salt, chicken powder, sugar, fish sauce

Boil water with a bit of salt and oil - when boiled add mustard green about 2 minutes then take out (to keep green you can soak in cold water or ice)

Heat 1 Tbsp then add galic, onion until fragrant then add ginger stir a bit then add mustard green -- add a bit of salt, chicken powder, sugar and fish sauce to your taste

Dưa cải chua xào thịt heo quay/ Pickled Green mustard w/ crispy baked pork

Ingredients:

1/2 lbs crispy baked pork/ heo quay
about 1 bowl (1 qt.) pickled green mustard
2 - 3 tomatoes - cut in 8th
Minced - garlic, onion, ginger
1/2 tsp Salt
1 tsp granulated chicken powder
2 Tbsp sugar
1 Tbsp soy sauce
1 Tbsp fish sauce
1/4 cup water
Black pepper
Green onion chopped

In a skillet with medium heat, put in oil then garlic, onion, ginger stir fry until fragrant - add meat then sugar, soy sauce, chicken powder(add a bit of water if needed); then add pickled green mustard stir - cook for an extra 10 - 15 minutes add more sugar or fish sauce add needed.

When done add green onion and black pepper

HaiNam Chicken and Rice/ Com Ga` Hai Nam

Serves 8-10 (our family)

Chicken:

2 whole chicken - rub a bit of seasoning salt, garlic and onion powder
about 2 inches ginger peeled and sliced
1 onion cut in quarter (4)
4 tsp salt
2 Tbsp fish sauce


Rice:

8 cups long-grain rice - rinsed and rained
Chicken fat
5 Tbsp finely chopped garlic
4 Tbsp finely chopped ginger
4 Tbsp finely chopped shallot
10 cups seasoned chicken broth (add about 2 Tbsp chicken seasoning, 2 tsp salt, 1 tsp sugar to chicken broth or when it taste good enough)

In a pot big enough to fit 2 chicken add water bring to broil, add onion and garlic then add chicken . Wait until the water boil again then cook for about 10 minutes. Turn off the heat then put the lid on pot soak the chicken for another 15 to 20 minutes.

Take the chickens out of the pot then soak it in a bowl of cold water, take the chickens out and drain well then cover with plastic wrap until ready to eat . When ready to eat cut into bite side or shredded the chicken as you wish

In a large pot (15qts) add oil and the chicken fat then add shallot, garlic , ginger and rice stir continuously until fragrance then add 10 cups of seasoned chicken broth stir until boil then close the lid turn down heat to medium-low until ready to eat . (be sure to watch the rice so that it won't burn but don't open the lid in the beginning)

Dipping Sauce

3 Tbsp fish sauce
3 Tbsp sugar
1 Tbsp vinegar
1 Tbsp lemon juice
1 Tbsp finely mince garlic
1 Tbsp thin shredded ginger
1 Tbsp chili garlic sauce

Stuffed Tomatoes

12 Tomatoes

Filling

1 lbs grind pork butt
1 Tbsp fish sauce
1 Tbsp soy sauce
2 tsp sugar
1 egg
1 tsp cornstarch
minced garlic, ginger, onion
4 ears of dry black mushroom
1 small package of cellophane (bean thread) noodles

soak black mushroom in warm water - wash well cut into strip than small pieces
soak bean thread noodles in warm water - cut in small pieces

Mix black mushroom, noodles with the marinated meat

Cut tomatoes in half, carefully cut off the top and end of tomatoes (the tomatoes should still be the same shape) squeeze out the pulp then cut out the inside of the tomatoes - save it for making sauce

Take a spoon then spoon the meat into the tomatoes, use the back of the spoon to press it tightly into the tomatoes (should be about 20 pieces, save the rest of the tomatoes to make sauce later)

In a non-stick pan, turn heat to medium, put in some oil than put tomatoes meat side down cook until brown .

Sauce

All tomatoes left - minced
3 Tbsp oyster sauce
3 Tbsp gourmet sauce (costco)
3 Tbsp ketchup
1 Tbsp soy sauce
1 Tbsp fish sauce
2 cup water
1 Tbsp minced garlic, ginger, onion
1 Tbsp chicken seasoning
2 tsp sugar

In a pan with a higher side, turn on medium heat, add oil then garlic, ginger, onion stir until golden then tomatoes stir fry a few minutes then add water, all other ingredients mix well, add tomatoes meat side down - when it comes to a boil turn heat to low and let it simmer until it is thicken, taste the sauce again to make sure it is ok, add more sugar or fish sauce as you wish .

Cơm Gia Đình / Family Foods pictures Week ending 12/12/2010

Monday

Gà xào xã ớt chay
Đậu hủ non chiên xù
Khoai lang, cà tím, mướp ý chiên giòn
Cà tím chiên trứng


Tuesday

Canh sườn với cải thảo và mướp ý
Mướp ý xào thịt bò
Gà nướng Costco

Cơm Gia Đình / Family Daily Foods picture

Nui xào sốt cà
Bò Xào / Beefsteak
Nấm và hành



Thịt kho mắm ruốc




Bột Chiên



Mướp xào tôm
Canh sườn cải ngọt, gia'
Sườn ram




Canh chua cá thì là
Cá rô chiên bỏ vô canh
Cá catfish chiên giòn