A Vietnamese Moment

My husband LOVES this soup. It's a very simple, minimalistic soup that can be made for a lazy indoor day! There aren't a ton of ingredients but it did take me a solid 2 hours to do! Ingredients - 2 yellow onions (charboiled) - 1 generous large knob of ginger (charboiled) - 1 whole chicken (about 5-6 lbs) - rock sugar - fish sauce - salt - chicken bouillon Noodles - Cellophane or glass noodles (cook according to instructions): can also use bean thread noodle, mung bean noodle ---- place noodles in hot water and let sit for 10-15 minutes, or until perfect texture 1. Charboil the ginger and onions. Shave the charboil parts off ginger and smash the ginger. Wash the charboil parts off the onion. *note: mom says I used too much onion and ginger - oops. I would probably just stick to 2 onions in the future, and probably just 1/2 or even 1/3 of that ginger. 2. Add ginger, onions, and chicken to large pot. Add water until chicken is submerged. Add 1 tablespoon of...

Add chicken to pot of water. Medium-high heat until boil. Turn heat to low, then cover. About 30-40 mins. Poke chopstick through chicken to test doneness. Can check with meat thermometer if desired - temp 165

This sauce is great for dipping boiled chicken. I found this recipe off VickyPham's website and tried it. The measurements are SPOT on delicious. The lime and chili I did to taste - used about 1/2 the lime. Vietnamese Ginger Fish Sauce Makes 1 cup INGREDIENTS 1/4 cup fish sauce 1/3 cup granulated white sugar 2-inch piece fresh ginger (peel and thinly slice against the grain) 5 garlic cloves (peel) Juice of half a large lemon/lime 1-2 red chili peppers (slice thin; remove seeds to reduce heat if needed) INSTRUCTIONS In a medium bowl, mix together fish sauce and sugar until completely dissolved. Pound ginger and garlic cloves with a mortar and pestle until completely pulverized. Alternatively, run both through a garlic press or smash with the back of a large knife. Add smashed ginger and garlic to the fish sauce/sugar mixture. Add lime juice and chili peppers. Stir to combine.

My Indian roommate taught me this simple, homestyle egg curry. It doesn't require a ton of ingredients and pairs well with naan or paratha. Ingredients - 2 yellow onions (diced) - 2-3 diced tomatos  - hard boiled eggs (about 6)  - frozen peas - 1-2 dried chilies  - salt and pepper  - tumeric - sugar  - ginger, shredded  - 4-5 cloves of garlic, minced  Hardboil eggs 1. Add eggs to pot and bring to boil 2. Let sit for 10-15 minutes (about 13 minutes is good) 3. Remove eggs and place in ice bath. Peel eggs.  1. In a small pot, add cooking oil on medium heat add onions and cook until almost translucent, about 3-5 minutes.  2. In a small bowl, make a tumeric garlic ginger paste by mixing all 3 together. I used about 1 teaspoon of tumeric, you can use a little more or less. You can add a tiny bit of water if it looks dry.  3. Add tumeric paste to the pot and cook for additional 2-3 minutes. Add about 1/2...

A very basic, simple porridge recipe for rainy days or sick days. Very minimal ingredients and very easy to make. Ratio:  1 cup of rice: 8-10 cups of water Ingredients  - 1 whole chicken - ginger  - salt - pepper  - sugar  - chicken bouillin - onions (about 2-3), can be white, yellow, or shallot onions  - rice 1. In a large stock pot, add water and bring to boil (almost enough to cover 1 whole chicken). Take about 1-1.5 cup rice (depending on how much you want) and place in cold water for 1 hour - after an hour, rinse the rice and set aside.   2. Add 2-3 onions, some ginger, and about 1 tablespoon of salt. Add chicken and bring to boil on medium heat. Remove scum. Once it boils, turn heat to low and cover - should be about 30-40 minutes depending on the size. I usually stick a chopstick in the chicken to make sure it's done. Skim the scum off the broth. 3. Remove chicken and strain broth. Rinse chicken under cold ...

This cake is simply a slice of heaven in your mouth. My friend's boyfriend made this once for us and I was hooked. It's a recipe you definitely want to keep and pass down for generations to come. Recipe credits: https://thewoksoflife.com/pumpkin-tres-leches-cake/ Pumpkin Tres Leches Cake with Spiced Cream This pumpkin tres leches cake is a light sponge cake that gets soaked in a mixture of three milks. Our pumpkin tres leches cake is pumpkin-y and spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and allspice and topped with spiced whipped cream. Prep Time 20   mins Cook Time 35   mins Total Time 55   mins Course:  Dessert and Sweet Stuff Cuisine:  Latino Keyword:  pumpkin tres leches Servings:  24 Calories:  303 kcal Author:  Sarah Ingredients For the cake: 2   cups   flour 2   teaspoons   baking powder 2   teaspoons   baking soda ¼   teaspoon   salt ...