Sautéed Garlic Soy Beansprouts With Tatsoi/Chrysanthemum

Has anyone else cook with these before?

Tatsoi is an Asian variety of Brassica rapa grown for greens and is also called “tat choy”, which sounds like and is related to it’s sister greens, Bok Choy.

I like cooking bok choy with bean sprouts so I used the same recipe here. Tatsoi greens along with garlic and bean sprouts are sautéed in a flavorful ginger soy sauce.

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Canh Bi Dao Tom- Vietnamese Fuzzy Melon Squash With Shrimp

Fuzzy melon soup is so nostalgic for me, it’s definitely a childhood favorite of mine.

I remember during my childhood in Kansas City my dad would grew these in our garden. The variety we grew were much bigger, almost like watermelon sizes but the taste was identical to this smaller variety. Simple soups like this were on constant rotation for a dinner since they were so plentiful in the summer.

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Vietnamese Steamed Alaskan King Crab Legs With Garlic Butter Sauce

Looking forward to spending the weekend with our moms this weekend! To help celebrate, this was one of the cutest videos of my mom the other month. It was her first time eating King Crab Legs and it was so precious, I’ve never seen her so happy with food. These Alaskan King Crab Legs & Claws are so snow white and have a wonderful light sweetness to them. Check out the post on how to cook and a couple of my favorite dips with these!

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“Cha Ca Thang Long”-Vietnamese Turmeric Fish With Dill (Mom’s Recipe)

This is one of my mom’s favorite recipes. This is mostly a Northern Vietnamese dish where small nuggets of moist salmon (or white fish) is marinated in turmeric and pan fried with a generous topping of dill and scallion. You’ll see this in a lot of Vietnamese restaurants where they serve this on a sizzling skillet on your table.

Turmeric gives the fish a beautiful yellow/orange color and it pairs perfectly with the fermented shrimp paste sauce (aka mam tom). This dish is served often times with fresh rice noodles (aka “bun” in Vietnamese) with the shrimp paste sauce or nuoc mam cham. Click for recipe and more!

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