Category: SND Meals
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Mapo Tofu
We’ve been really bad about taking pictures of our Sunday nite dinners lately. Sometimes we just want to eat and not deal with the photography, especially when dinner is not at our place. It’s a pain in the butt to lug around the DSLR and tripod to our friends place and figure out the lighting…
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Roasted Five-Spice Pork Tenderloin
We made the roasted five-spice pork tenderloin by modifying a recipe from Susanna Foo. The main changes were adding an habanero pepper and increasing the quantity of Chinese five-spice. The tenderloin was moist and flavorful.
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Veal Chops with Morel Mushrooms
We tossed around a few ideas for the main course, including braised pork belly, but went with veal chops with morel mushrooms. I couldn’t pass up making the fantastic morel sauce.
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Sunday Nite Dinner Roundup
Over the last few months, we’ve had many great Sunday nite dinners. Sometimes I took pictures and other times I just wanted to eat and not bother with documenting the meal. Who wants to carry around camera equipment, a tripod and a lighting rig all the time?
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Vietnamese Roasted Chicken (Ga Ro Ti)
The highlights of the trips were the amazing home cooked Vietnamese meals prepared by my great aunt. Her roasted chicken (ga ro ti) and sticky rice were my favorite dishes.
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Fried Eggs and Shrimp (Trung Chien Tom)
Sometimes the simplest food is the best food. It doesn’t get any easier than fried eggs and shrimp (trung chien tom). Throughout my childhood, my mom made this dish, serving it with steamed rice. It was so simple, yet so satisfying.
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Hawaiian Marinated Seared Chicken
The chicken is very flavorful and tender, because it’s marinated overnight in a citrus marinade. The marinade is a blend of strong flavors, particularly the Chinese five spice, fresh mint and mustard. I think the best part is the sauce created by deglazing the frying pan with some reserved marinade. The sauce contains all the…
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Stir-Fried Garlic Crab
On Sunday, Jane picked up crabs at Mission Market Fish & Poultry, where they quartered and removed the gills for her. The crabs were a reasonable $3.99 a pound. With the dismantled crab, Garry made stir-fried garlic crab. It’s a really simple recipe with a lot of garlic… think garlic fries. We used three heads…
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Chinese Braised Oxtail Stew
After an agonizing hour of braising, the oxtails were finally ready and were covered in a thick, dark sauce. We served them over jasmine rice and a side of bok choy. The oxtails were garnished with diced scallions and a squeeze of lime juice. They were fantastic and flavorful from the soy and aromatics. The…
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Vietnamese Pulled Pork
Instead of making pulled pork with a traditional vinegar or tomato based sauce, I decided to create a Vietnamese pulled pork with my favorite Vietnamese ingredients. I used the flavors from my mom’s braised chicken in caramel sauce with lemongrass and chili peppers (ga kho xa ot) as the inspiration for my pulled pork. My…
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Sunday Nite Dinner 