Ingredients 1/2 medium papaya (shredded) 1/2 tbsp shrimp paste 1/2 tsp crab paste 1 tbsp fish sauce 2 tbsp sugar 1 lime (juiced) 3-4 salted crab + 2 tsp juices (‘ba khia’ in Vietnamese) 10 Thai chilis 5 garlic cloves 1 tsp MSG 1 large tomato (sliced thinly) 3-4 long string bean (sliced into 1" pieces) Procedure Add your Thai chilis, garlic, and MSG to the mortar and smash until paste-like consistency.
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Ingredients 0.85 lb water spinach (‘rau muong’ in Vietnamese) 1/2 tsp salt 1/3 tsp sugar 1/3 tsp MSG 1 tbsp oil 1-2 tbsp water 1/2 head of garlic (minced) Procedure Trim and clean your water spinach.
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Ingredients 8 boiled eggs Nuoc Mam Cham (recipe already shared on website) Procedure No specifics, but you want a couple boiled eggs (cooked to your preference - I love runny eggs).
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Original recipe by Rasa Malaysia Ingredients 1 lb spaghetti box 1 tbsp parmesan cheese (shredded) 1/2 stick butter 1 tbsp Maggie soy sauce 2 tbsp minced garlic 1 tbsp oyster sauce 1 tbsp fish sauce 1 tbsp sugar Procedure Bring a large pot of water to boil.
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Ingredients 1 cup rice (uncooked, rinsed) 1/4 lb ground pork 2 thousand year egg (minced) 2 green onion stalks (sliced) 4 cilantro stems and leaves (sliced) 1/2 tsp salt 1 tbsp chicken bouillon powder 1 medium ginger (julienned) Procedure Rinse and clean your uncooked rice.
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Ingredients 1/2 white onion (diced) 4 garlic cloves (minced) 1 tbsp oil 1/4 lb ground pork (omit to make this dish vegetarian) 400 g tofu block (drained, cubed) 2 stalks green onion (diced) 1 pack Mabo Tofu sauce mix Procedure In a large pan, heat 1 tbsp oil over medium high heat.
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Ingredients 2 lbs pork spare ribs (whole) 4 tbsp fish sauce 1/2 tbsp chicken powder 3 tbsp lemongrass (minced) 1/2 head garlic (minced) 1 tsp sugar Procedure Combine all seasonings with the pork spareribs and mix well.
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Ingredients 1 lb bittermelon (sectioned into 1/3) 1 tbsp chicken powder 1 tbsp fish sauce 1/2 tsp sugar 1/3 tsp MSG 2 stalks green onion (sliced into 2” pieces) For the filling:
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Ingredients 0.85 lb water spinach (cleaned, trimmed) 2-3 tbsp fish sauce 1/2 tsp sugar 1/3 tsp msg Lime juice Nuoc Mam Cham (to serve) Procedure In a 3 qt pot, fill it 3/4 full with water and bring to boil.
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Ingredients 1/3 cup dried shrimp (soaked overnight) 1 lb jicama (julienned) 1 large carrot (julienned) 3 cloves garlic (minced) 3 eggs (beaten) 2 Chinese sausages lettuce mint, basil, viet herbs rice paper Procedure Drain your dried shrimp and set aside.
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Ingredients For the steamed fish: 2 lb red snapper 3 inch ginger (sliced thin) 6 green onion (white part, bruised) 4-5 cilantro (stems and leaves) sesame oil salt and pepper For the sauce:
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Ingredients 2 lbs chicken thighs 4 garlic cloves (minced) 2 tbsp dark soy sauce 2 tbsp soy sauce 1 tbsp 5-spice 1/3 tsp MSG 1/2 tsp sugar 1 tsp black pepper 1 tbsp garlic powder 2 tbsp oil Procedure Marinate the chicken thighs with all the seasonings (except oil) and minced garlic in a bowl.
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Ingredients 1.5 lb pork spare ribs (cut into pieces) 1/2 shallot (minced) 5-6 garlic cloves (minced) 3 Thai chilis (minced) 1 tbsp lemongrass (minced) 1.
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Ingredients 2 cups of rice (uncooked) 3-4 garlic cloves (minced) 2 tbsp tomato paste 2 tbsp oil 2 tsp soy sauce 1/2 tsp sugar 1/3 tsp MSG Procedure Cook the 2 cups of rice ahead of time with your rice cooker.
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Ingredients 2 lb beef sirloin (cubed) 4 cloves garlic (minced) 1 medium white onion (sliced) 2 tbsp oyster sauce 1 tbsp soy sauce 1 tsp sugar 1/2 tsp MSG Procedure Marinate your cubed beef with garlic, oyster sauce, soy sauce, sugar, and MSG.
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