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Pickled Carrots and Daikon

Pickled Carrots and Daikon

Pickled Carrots and Daikon

These pickled carrots and daikon are used as a topping for banh mi sandwiches. Sweet and vinegary with a nice crunch. These are good in your refrigerator for up to a month.
Prep Time10 minutes
Course: ingredient
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Keyword: how to make, ingredient, Vietnamese
Author: Alex Gorgos

Ingredients

  • 6 oz carrots cut into large matchstick sized pieces
  • 6 oz daikon cut into large matchstick sized pieces
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup white vinegar
  • 6 tbsp sugar
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Instructions

  • Cut your carrots and daikon into large matchstick sized pieces.
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  • Place them in a bowl with 2 tsp of sugar and 1 tsp salt. Let sit for 5 minutes. Liquid will start to pool at the bottom. Rinse in cold water and pat dry.
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  • Mix together the water, vinegar, salt, and sugar until dissolved.
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  • Place the carrots and Daikon in a mason jar. Pour in the brine. Let pickle for a day before use.
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Vietnamese Fried Butter Quail

Vietnamese Fried Butter Quail

Fried Butter Quail

Fried quail are a very popular Vietnamese street food. Here in the states, they are served in fancy restaurants. You can find quail at Asian markets in the rozen aisle in pack of 6. They usually cost about $10 a pack.
This recipe is fairly simple. Cut the quails in half, marinate, and fry. Since they are small, the quail take less than 10 minutes in total to cook.After they are done frying, brush them with melted butter. The dipping sauce that goes with the quail is pretty much a lemon pepper sauce. The acidity of the dipping sauce helps cut through the richness of the quail.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Keyword: appetizer, poultry, Vietnamese
Author: Alex Gorgos

Ingredients

  • 6 whole quail cut in half
  • oil for frying
  • 2 tbsp melted butter

Quail Marinade

  • 1 tbsp oyster sauce
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • 1 tsp honey
  • 1/2 tsp 5 spice powder
  • 2 tsp cooking wine
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 3 garlc cloves minced
  • 1 shallot minced

Dipping Sauce

  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper
  • 1/2 tsp corriander

Instructions

  • Mix a of the marinade ingredients together. Set aside.
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  • Cut the quail in half like so.
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  • Marinate the quail for at least 4 hours, preferably overnight.
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  • When ready to cook, heat up a frying pan over medium high heat. Add the quail in batched to the pan, frying for 4-5 minutes skin side down.
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  • Flip the quail over and cook for another 4 minutes.
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  • Put on a plate. Brush each quail with melted butter.
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  • Mix all of the dipping sauce ingredients together and serve with the buttered quail.
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Fried Rice with Chinese Sausage

Fried Rice with Chinese Sausage

Fried Rice with Chinese Sausage

When Americans think of fried rice, they think of the Chinese take out fried rice that is dark brown from soy sauce. This Vietnamese style fried rice is not that. No soy sauce whatsoever. What this rice does have is sweet and salty Chinese sausage. This is really an easy recipe to make, especially when there is leftover white rice. .
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Keyword: side dish, Vietnamese
Author: Alex Gorgos

Ingredients

  • 3 tbsp vegetable or canola oil
  • 4 garlic cloves minced
  • 1/4 medium onion diced
  • 4 Chinese sausages sliced
  • 1 cup frozen peas and carrots
  • 2 green onions finely chopped
  • 2 large eggs beaten
  • 1 tbsp pork bouillon
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp white pepper
  • 3 cups day old cooked rice

Instructions

  • Heat up the cooking oil over medium high heat in a large sauté pan or wok. add in the onions and garlic. Cook for 2 minutes.
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  • Stir in the Chinese sausage. Cook for 2 minutes.
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  • Stir in the peas and carrots and green onion. Cook for 2 minutes.
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  • Move everything in the pan to one side. Cook the beaten eggs on the other side for 1 minute.
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  • Mix the eggs in the pan together with the other ingredients.
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  • Stir in the white rice, making sure that all of the clumps are broken up. Season with the pork bouillon, salt, and white pepper. Cook for 3-4 minutes.
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  • Serve as a side with just about anything.
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