Sour fish soup is the national dish of south Vietnam and a dish that echoes right across Southeast Asia. It is family food as familiar to a southern Vietnamese as fish and chips are to a someone from Britain or lamb chops to an Australian. In Vietnam taro stalk (dot bac ha) is always used [...]
2 tablespoons oil 3 cloves garlic, chopped 3 tablespoons finely chopped shallots 1 lb (500 g) ground pork 2 tablespoons palm sugar Freshly ground pepper Fish sauce or salt to taste 2 oz (50 g) roasted peanuts, coarsely chopped 10 oz (300 g) sago or tapioca pearls Chopped fresh coriander and chili strips for garnish [...]
To make Dressed Squid (Yam Pla Muk) proceed according to the instructions below but use 1 lb (500 g) of squid instead of the shrimp. Prepare the squid according to the instructions. Put it in a strainer with 1 teaspoon of finely chopped fresh ginger root and set it over boiling water until lightly cooked. [...]
Tastes in the south favor sourness over sweetness so sugar is omitted from this recipe. 1 whole fish about 1¼ -2 lb (600-800 g) (flathead, small barramundi, snapper, red emperor, perch, trout, cod, dory, morwong) 2 stalks lemongrass, cut into 2-in (5-cm) pieces, bruised 3 thin slices fresh ginger root Fresh coriander leaves and sliced [...]
This soup is the far south equivalent of Chili-Hot Sour Soup. It uses turmeric, a universal ingredient in the cooking of this part of the south, and is strongly flavored. Compare this soup with the Malay Hot Sour Fish to which it is very similar. 4 cups (1 liter) water 1 small pineapple, peeled and [...]
Ingredients * 350 g filo pastry, * 600 ml milk, * 250 g caster sugar, * 6 eggs, * 1 tsp vanilla extract, * 100 g almonds, * 600 ml double cream, * 180 g butter, Method 1. Set the oven to 180°C/gas 4. Lay half of the filo sheets in a baking tray, one [...]
Ingredients Main: * 450 g gooseberries, * 0 sugar, to taste * 2 tbsp elderflower cordial, * 3 egg yolks, * 1 tsp arrowroot, * 50 g caster sugar, * 275 ml milk, * 600 ml double cream, lightly whipped For the Almond Lavender Hearts: * 150 g caster sugar, * 3 lavender flowers, * [...]
