Asian's cuisines!

[MissLT]

I believe there are two kinds of people: one is a kind who love food, period; the other kind is a kind who eat food to live, not live to eat. It doesn't matter which type you are, you still have some interesting dishes to share here like recipes, stories, etc. If you have images for your dishes, please don't forget the image posting rules Can I post an Image? andImages in Post

[MissLT]

I heard from frengo that Italian food are delicious. Why don't we allow him to give his recipe here although Italian does not located in Asia...

Sorry, I'm not trying to be strict, but I would like the section to be in order, so if frengo has delicious Italian recipes, he can post them at Europe section. You could go there to check them out. This is Asia section. Anything is related to Asian will be welcomed.

[MissLT]

VIETNAMESE SPRING ROLLS OR GOI CUON
Spring rolls are yummy rolls like Egg rolls, but they are different than Egg rolls since you don't have to fry them. Also, you can find them in any Vietnamese restaurants, but why not try to make them for yourself. They're easy to make and really delicious. Check the information below of how to make them.

Ingredients:
Rice vermicelli noodles
Shrimps
Pork
Mints, Basils, Purple perillas, Fishscale mints,
Lettuce

Methods:
1. Put rice vermicelli noodles in a large pot and cook for 6-7 minutes, stirring occasionally. Drain in a colander and rinse quickly with WARM water. Set aside.
2. Boil, shell, and de-vein shrimp. Slice shrimp in half lengthwise and set aside.
3. Boil 1/2 lb. of pork loin until cooked and slice thinly. Set aside. (optional if you don't like pork)
4. Rinse the herbs and set aside.
5. Cut one head of green leaf lettuce into thin strips, wash, and dry. Set aside.
6. Prepare a medium-size pan with warm water. Then thoroughly soak rice paper sheet in a large bowl/pan of warm water for 30 seconds or until it gets soft.
7. Lay the softened rice paper on a plate or flat surface. Place a row of vermicelli noodles, lettuce, basil, and pork about 3 inches from the bottom.
8. Place 3 pieces of shrimp face up next to them.
9. Fold both ends in.
10. Roll the whole thing.
Last, serve with hoisin sauce or fish sauce. Enjoy the rolls.

[MissLT]

MAKING HOISIN SAUCE
This is my mom's way to make hoisin sauce to dip it with spring rolls. You can use either hoisin sauce or fish sauce for spring rolls, but hoisin sauce is the proper sauce to eat spring rolls with.
Ingredients:
Hoisin sauce
Water
Peanuts
Methods:
1. Mixing hoisin sauce and water in a hot pot. The amount is up to how much you'd like to make your hoisin sauce.
2. Cook it until it boils. Add sugar to adjust the taste.
3. Crush peanuts and put them in hoisin saud when it's done.

MAKING FISH SAUCE
Making about 3/4 cup
Ingredients:
3 tablespoons lime juice (1 fat, thin skin lime)
2 tablespoons sugar
½ cup water
2½ tablespoons fish sauce
1 small garlic clove, finely minced
1-2 teaspoons chili garlic sauce
Methods:
1. Combine the lime juice, sugar, wate, fish sauce, and chili garlic sauce.
2. Adjust the flavors to how you'd like your fish sauce to taste like: sour, sweet, salty or spicy.

[MissLT]

VIETNAMESE CREPES OR BANH XEO

Ingredients:
Cooked mung beans
Pork, sliced into thin stripes
Raw shrimp, peeled and deveined
Fresh bean sprouts
Mushrooms, sliced in half lengthwise
Herbs like spring rolls' herbs
Lettuces
Batter: Rice flour, Unsweetened coconut milk, Water, Ground turmeric, Sugar, Salt, Curry powder, Scallions that are cut into small rings. Or you can get one bag called Bot Banh Xeo with turmeric powder packet attached.

Methods:
To make batter: Place rice flour, coconut milk, water, turmeric, sugar, salt, curry powder (if using), and scallions in a bowl and stir well to blend, making sure there are no lumps. Set aside.
1. Heat your pan over medium-high heat to cook onions, pork and shrimp.
2. Whisk batter well and ladle a scant 1/2 cup into oiled pan.
3. Spoon some steamed mung beans, shrimps, pork, mushrooms, onions, and fresh bean sprouts on one side of crepe.
4. Fold it omelet-style over side with filling.
Enjoy it with herbs, lettuces, and fish sauce dipping.

[SrinTuar]

VIETNAMESE CREPES OR BANH XEO

Bánh xèo is among my most favorite dishes 大好物

Nước mắm is absolutely mandatory- i just pour the
whole bowl right onto mine rather than dipping or anything.

[MissLT]

Lennye, those dishes you put here are too hard for me to learn.

No, they're really easy, violet, especially spring rolls. That's the reason why I've posted them because I only select easy-to-make Vietnamese dishes. You can roll them and eat them at the same time. No waiting for them to be fried after you've rolled them like Egg rolls. Try to make them once and you'll love them. Most of people I know love them. Every time my family makes them, they'll be gone in second. Either they really love them rolls or I know people who eat like pigs.

[MissLT]

Nước mắm is absolutely mandatory- i just pour the
whole bowl right onto mine rather than dipping or anything.

Is that how your mom makes it, sweetie?