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Vietnamese Umami Street Wings- Recipe

These sweet & sour, spicy chicken wings are packed with a lot of flavor and crunch making them one of Vietnam's most popular street foods. Also known as Vietnamese Fish Sauce Wings (aka Canh ga chien nuoc mam), and don't let the fish sauce sway you, the flavor is subtle and it adds a nice umami flavor that's balanced with the caramelized sugar and fresh lime (just be sure to use quality fish sauce). Click over for recipe!

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Perfect Sticky Rice In A Rice Cooker - Plus My Vietnamese Fried Sticky Rice Recipe

Sticky rice is also referred to glutinous rice, Thai sticky rice, and short grain rice but did you know you can make this rice in your rice cooker too?

Cooking it in the rice cooker will result in plump and sticky rice that’s comparable to steamed sticky rice.

You can eat it plain or did you know you can fry this up for an amazing sticky fried rice? See below for plain sticky rice recipe and my quick sticky fried rice recipe with Chinese sausage (Lap chong).

Click to learn how to make perfect plain sticky rice or learn how to fry up some sticky fried rice!

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Soul Warming Vietnamese “Chao”- Turkey Porridge Recipe (Congee)

Chao is Vietnamese rice porridge or you may know it as also by its Chinese counterpart, Congee (typically eaten in China as a breakfast meal ❤️). In Vietnam chao is not only a common breakfast meal but it’s also a popular lunch and dinner as well. Since it’s considered as the poor’s mans’ food, Cháo, won’t be found at your local American Vietnamese restaruants. At home it can be cooked fancier when cooked with a variety of specialty meats- this can include Cháo Vịt (duck porridge) and Cháo Cá (fish porridge).

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Trung Chien- Vietnamese Steamed Eggs / Egg Quiche With Shrimp and Veggies

Trung Chien- A Vietnamese inspired omelette/egg pie. My dad used to make many different variations of this, sometimes with shrimp and sometimes with tofu but always with some fresh garden veggies like scallions, bell peppers, and onions.

It's a simple dish, almost like an egg quiche if I had to compare it with anything but made with vermicelli noodles and some Vietnamese ingredients like dried wood ear mushrooms, fish sauce, and shallots.

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Browned Butter & Maggi Fried Eggs- Best Fried Egg Recipe

Dump your rubbery eggs made on a non-stick pan and grab your cast iron skillet instead! What’s my favorite fried egg recipe? Well it’s my crispy fried egg with butter and olive oil of course. The aroma without the butter just isn't the same and if you want your house guests or family to wake up in the morning, use a little bacon fat to replace the oil below! LOL

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Vietnamese Caramelized Pork Belly Braised With Eggs / Pickled Bean Sprouts- “Thit Heo Kho” Recipe

Braised pork belly, pickled bean sprouts, and fermented mustard greens anyone?

Thit Heo Kho- also known as Vietnamese caramelized pork with eggs, and is slow braised in a savory and delectable coconut juice.

Dua Gia is a classic Vietnamese pickled beansprouts and a favorite staple in many Vietnamese households. Click the link for all 3 recipes: Pickled bean sprouts, fermented mustard greens and Vietnamese braised pork belly!

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Vietnamese Caramelized Pork Belly- “Thit Kho” Recipe

Thit kho is a popular Vietnamese dish which consists of caramelized pork belly that is braised in a savory fish and soy sauce until medium fork tender. Typically served with jasmine rice, however, I like eating this with sticky rice so I can dip my rice rolls into the caramelized bits and sauce drippings left on the pan… mmm

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Vietnamese Scrambled Eggs- “Trung Bac” Recipe

Want to learn how to make perfectly fluffy scrambled eggs every time?

When I need a quick easy meal I usually make eggs for myself. This recipe is dairy free with the use of cornstarch which surprisingly makes your eggs super silky & ultra fluffy and velvety soft! The touch of sesame oil also gives it a silk, luxurious touch to the eggs as well. T

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