Tag: shrimp
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Shrimp, Fava Bean and Zucchini Pasta
Despite all the peeling required with the fava beans (some you know I hate peeling things), the pasta was great. It’s a simple dish that really highlights the fresh fava beans. To put it over the top, add a poached egg to each serving!
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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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Goi Cuon with Peanut Hoisin Dipping Sauce
Now to the best part, my Dad’s spicy peanut Hoisin sauce, this peanut sauce completely rocks! And it’s super easy to make, taking only five minutes. The sauce relegates the goi cuon to just a delivery device to get the peanut sauce into my mouth. It’s a great combination of spicy, sweet, salty and creamy.
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Vietnamese Crispy Spring Rolls (Cha Gio)
Crispy spring rolls, egg rolls or imperial rolls, whatever you call them, it’s cha gio in Vietnamese. My mom’s cha gio was one of my favorite things to eat growing up. Nothing compares to my mom’s crispy spring rolls. I know I say that about all of her cooking, but I really mean it. When…
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Singapore Rice Noodles
In Singapore, it is common to catch the intoxicating aroma of curry in the air. Almost every restaurant serves mai fun — rice vermicelli or rice sticks — stir-fried with curry powder, baby shrimp, scallions, celery and Chinese mushrooms, for this is one of Singapore’s most famous dishes.
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Sunday Nite Dinner 