Braised

cooked white rice (about 200 g) • chickpeas (about 100 g) • carrot (about 30 g) • red bell pepper (about 30 g) • onion (about 30 g) • purple cabbage (about 20 g) • soy sauce (30 ml) • dark soy sauce (15 ml) • vegetable oil (15 ml) • minced garlic (about 5 g) • grated ginger (about 5 g) • toasted sesame seeds (about 3 g) •

basa fish, pre-cut • broccoli • pineapple, pre-cut • carrot • gourd (opo squash) • cabbage • green onions • fresh coconut water • Chili peppers, garlic • coconut caramel sauce • fish sauce • sugar •

salmon (about 9–10.5 oz or 250–300 grams) • salt • vegetable oil • shallots • –5 chili peppers • fish sauce • light brown sugar • fresh coconut water or water (about 60 ml) • ground black pepper • green onion

pumpkin, peeled and prepped (about 200 grams) • boiled peanuts (about 100 grams) • salt • small handful of young ginger leaves, thinly sliced

Grass carp: 2.2 lbs (1 kg) (I used home-raised fish with firm, delicious meat) • galangal root, medium size, about 7 oz (200 g) • ginger • pork belly • Fish sauce, seasoned salt, black pepper, sugar, shallots, scallions • Fresh chili pepper, 1 small stalk lemongrass, cooking oil

black carp, cut into pieces (about 1.5 kg) • pork belly, cut into cubes (about 300 g) • sugar • seasoning powder or salt • MSG (optional) • fish sauce • oyster sauce • Ground black pepper • ground galangal (about 100 g) • shallots • garlic • lemongrass •

–3.3 lbs fish (such as grass carp, pomfret, etc.) • Galangal, lemongrass, chili, ginger • braised fish seasoning (galangal flavor, Knorr or similar) • Fish sauce, sugar • Pork belly • (If you don't want to use the Knorr seasoning packets, you can follow the alternative method below.)

Mackerel, sliced • Minced shallots • Julienned ginger • Black pepper • Chili pepper • fish sauce (15 ml) • seasoning powder (or chicken bouillon) (15 ml) • sugar (13 grams) • MSG (optional) (6 grams) • Cooking oil • Green onions

Snakehead fish, catfish, or similar firm white fish • pork belly (about 200 grams) • young coconut (for coconut water) • Green onions, garlic, chili peppers • Seasonings: fish sauce, caramel sauce (nước hàng), chicken bouillon powder, ground black pepper, cooking oil

Fresh fish (carp, grass carp, black carp, etc.), firm flesh, over 6 1/2 lbs (over 3 kg) • pork belly (about 1 kg) • shallots • garlic • large pieces of old galangal (the older, the more fragrant) • large piece of ginger • White rice wine • Annatto oil • Homemade caramel sauce (do not use store-bought, as it’s too dark and lacks aroma; make it by caramelizing sugar) • Oyster sauce, fish sauce, seasoning powder, MSG, cooking oil, soy sauce

pork belly (1 kg) • large eggs • Phu Quoc black pepper sauce (45 ml) • minced onion and garlic (15 ml) • Seasonings

large, fresh piece of black carp (preferably the belly section) • pork belly (about 300 grams) • Galangal, ginger, 4 shallots, scallions • Sugar • Oyster sauce, annatto oil, fish sauce, seasoning powder, MSG

freshwater fish (this time I used grass carp) • Pork belly (the fattier, the better) • Seasonings: galangal, ginger, turmeric, shallots, sugar, fish sauce, chicken bouillon powder

snakehead fish (or any firm white fish) • daikon radish • green onion • onion • Some minced garlic • sesame oil (10 ml) • soy sauce (30 ml) • Sweet paprika (I use this for kids instead of Korean chili powder)

fish • Pork belly or pork with plenty of fat • fresh coconut water (300 ml) • fish sauce • soy sauce • green onions, white parts only

Carp or grass carp (I used basa fish in the photo) • Shallots, oyster sauce, lemongrass, caramel sauce (nước hàng), fish sauce, black pepper, seasoning powder, fresh chili, chili paste (sa tế), sugar

snakehead fish (about 500 grams) • shallots + 1 clove garlic (finely minced) • Sugar • Caramel sauce (for color) • Seasoning powder (or chicken bouillon) • Salt • Black pepper • Fish sauce

snakehead fish (about 10.5 oz or 300 grams total; price may vary depending on location and season) • Basic seasonings, shallots, chili peppers, black pepper, green onions

mackerel (about 200 grams) • Shallots • Seasonings, fresh chili peppers, chili powder, palm sugar

swordfish (about 12 oz / 350 grams) • fish sauce • sugar • cooking oil • crushed shallots (about 10 grams) • oyster sauce • black pepper • chili peppers • scallion

pomfret or other firm white fish (about 600 grams) • finely chopped onion and garlic (about 60 grams) • medium yellow onion

catfish (about 1.1 lbs/500 grams) • pork fat (about 100 grams, for rendering fat to braise the fish) • bird’s eye chilies • Chopped onion, chopped garlic, chopped scallion whites • Caramel sauce for braising fish • Seasonings: salt, black pepper, sugar, MSG, chicken bouillon powder, fish sauce

pork belly (500 g) • large daikon radishes • large carrots • sugar (about 50 g) • garlic • lemongrass • Chili pepper • Fish sauce • Seasoning powder or bouillon • Black pepper • caramel sauce for braising (nuoc mau)

cleaned tilapia (about 500 grams) • fish sauce • sugar • minced garlic and shallots • whole black peppercorns • ground black pepper • pork fat or cooking oil • Caramel sauce, MSG (optional), green onions, chili peppers, ginger

pork belly, cut into bite-sized pieces (200 grams) • dried daikon (50 grams) • Some green onions • boiling water (60 ml) • minced shallot • minced garlic • fish sauce • caramel sauce (nuoc mau) • palm sugar • Some ground black pepper

fish steaks (about 1 kg) • Black pepper, galangal, lemongrass, fish sauce

whole fish (such as perch, carp, grass carp, or silver carp—use your favorite): • Sugar, turmeric powder, ginger, chili pepper, Vietnamese betel leaves (lá mơ), fish sauce, salt

basa fish • Seasonings (fish sauce, salt, seasoning powder, sugar, caramel sauce, black pepper) • Green onions • Shallots • Garlic 🧄 • Chili peppers 🌶️

whole fish (any kind you like) • turmeric powder (fresh turmeric is even better) • cooking oil • lemongrass, thinly sliced • small chili pepper, thinly sliced • garlic, minced • small shallot, minced • water (about 480 ml) • Seasonings: salt, sugar, MSG (optional)

catfish steak, cleaned • pork belly (about 200 grams) • scallions, garlic, chili peppers, black pepper, sugar, fish sauce, salt, chicken bouillon powder