Quick and easy dinners

winter melon (about 300 g) • Seasoning powder or salt • cooking oil • water • Black pepper • Cilantro

fresh garlic scapes, a few slices of ginger • salt, 1 tablespoon MSG, 1 tablespoon fish sauce, 1 tablespoon soy sauce

cobia fish • lemongrass • salt • MSG (optional) • chili powder • hot chili pepper

ground pork (300 g) • scallions (50 g) • Seasonings

boneless chicken thigh (or 1 chicken breast) • red bell pepper • yellow bell pepper • oyster sauce • green peppercorns • lemongrass • small piece ginger • tempura flour (about 16 grams) • vegetable oil for frying (about 1 cup/240 ml) • little green onion or cilantro

pork skin (about 150 g) • salt (2 g) • ginger, smashed (about 0.35 oz / 10 g) • ice water (500 ml) • pork paste (about 300 g) • fish sauce (5 ml) • MSG (1 g) • ground black pepper (1 g) • whole black peppercorns (1 g) • garlic powder (1 g) • green bird’s eye chilies (or to taste) • banana leaves

dry macaroni (about 200 grams) • beef sirloin (about 300 grams) • garlic bulb • small onion, thinly sliced lengthwise • scallions • Cilantro • carrot, julienned • Sesame oil • Potato starch • oyster sauce • soy sauce • sugar •

Chinese broccoli, prepped (about 200 g) • dried wood ear mushrooms (about 10 g) • small shallot or 1 stalk leek (white part only) • garlic (optional) • soy sauce (about 22 ml) • vegetable oil (about 15 ml) • sesame oil (about 5 ml) • salt • ground black pepper • Ice cubes, enough to chill the vegetables

Green cabbage • Dried shrimp • Fish sauce, salt, MSG, black pepper

chicken feet (about 1 kg) • Fish sauce • Sugar • Vinegar • Lemongrass, lime leaves, chili peppers, shallots, culantro, whole milk

potatoes (about 70 grams; you can also use taro or a mix of both) • fresh mushrooms (about 50 grams; use straw mushrooms, oyster mushrooms, or button mushrooms) • curry powder • broccoli florets (about 70 grams) • eggplant • raw cashews (about 50 grams) • unsweetened milk (about 250 ml) • Vegetarian bouillon or seasoning • lemongrass

eggplants (about 1 1/2 pounds or 680 grams) • king oyster mushrooms (about 6 ounces or 170 grams) • large tomato • Perilla leaves, wild betel leaves, shallot • Basic seasonings (such as fish sauce, soy sauce, salt, or vegetarian seasoning)

eggplants • king oyster mushrooms (200 grams) • fresh basil leaves (100 grams) • seasoning powder • sugar • soy sauce • oyster sauce • minced shallots • Vegetable oil • Salt

rice noodle sheets for rolling (about 1 kg) • beef sirloin (about 400 g) • medium yellow onion • Fresh herbs: mint, Vietnamese balm, sawtooth herb, lettuce • Seasonings: fish sauce, seasoning powder, MSG, black pepper, sugar, lime, chili, ginger, garlic

garlic chive blossoms (500 grams) • garlic • small bowl ground pork

rapini (Italian broccoli) • button mushrooms (about 100 grams) • vegetable bouillon powder • ground black pepper • garlic • olive oil

razor clams, shelled (500 g) • water spinach stems (500 g) • sliced or minced garlic • Seasonings

chicken leg quarter • carrots, chopped (about 200 grams) • beets, chopped (about 200 grams) • daikon radish, chopped (about 200 grams) • corn kernels (about 100 grams) • dried red dates (jujubes) • small shallot • water (1 liter) • salt • sprigs of cilantro

Chicken feet (1 package as shown in the picture, about 10 feet) • large stalks lemongrass • calamansi (or substitute with 2 limes if unavailable) • large red chili pepper, 3-4 bird’s eye chilies • small piece ginger • Fish sauce (use a mild, less pungent variety) • Sugar, vinegar, salt

onion • potato • carrot • mushrooms (use your favorite type) • beef, cut into small cubes (200 grams) • ginger • large garlic clove • Japanese curry roux • Salt or bouillon powder

tofu (about 400 grams) • kombu seaweed (about the size of your palm) • vegetable oil • annatto oil • seasoning salt • leek • chopped chili (optional) • chili sauce (optional)

alphabet pasta (about 50 grams) • ground pork (about 100 grams) • diced carrot (about 1/2 medium carrot or 50 grams) • minced shallot • scallions • bone broth, vegetable broth, or dashi (about 600 ml) • cooking oil • fish sauce • salt

cleaned apple snails (about 800 grams) • salt • small piece ginger (smashed) • white cooking wine • chicken bouillon powder • sugar • black pepper • garlic powder • lemongrass powder • fish sauce • minced lemongrass (divided into 3 portions) • minced garlic •

king oyster mushrooms (150 g) • napa cabbage • Green onions • Garlic • Salt, sugar, black pepper

boneless, skin-on chicken breast or chicken thighs (about 500 grams) • large onion • large carrot • potatoes • garlic • Japanese curry roux • Hon dashi • sugar • Water, enough to just cover the ingredients

fresh figs (about 300 g) • vegetarian fish sauce • soy sauce • brown sugar • lemongrass • red chili pepper • fresh chili pepper • cooking oil • salt

baguette • mozzarella cheese (about 100 grams) • ketchup

bánh tét • Thinly sliced deli meats (such as ham, sausage, Chinese sausage, pork roll, etc.) • Pork floss • Pickled shallots or pickled vegetables

watermelon • plain yogurt (about 5 oz/140 grams) • seedless red grapes (about 100 grams) • ginger-lemon-honey syrup

large eggs (room temperature) • chopped scallion whites • garlic chili fish sauce • Cilantro and scallions • little toasted sesame seeds and fried garlic