Chile garlic

Carp, pork belly, galangal, onion, garlic, chili peppers

good-quality fish sauce (45 ml) • cold water (45 ml) • sugar (25 grams) • minced garlic (5 grams) • MSG (optional) • lime, a few chili peppers

pork belly (500 g) • small piece of leek (white part only) • fresh chili pepper • minced garlic (the key to this dish is lots of garlic) • Korean chili powder • Korean soy sauce (jin ganjang) • oyster sauce • Korean soybean paste (doenjang) • cooking wine • sugar • black pepper

fish cakes (about 500 grams) • cucumber (about 500 grams) • mixed fresh herbs (about 500 grams) • red chili peppers • garlic • fish sauce • sugar • small bowl minced garlic and chili

about 1/2 cup water or fresh coconut water (100 ml) • about 1/2 cup sliced red chili peppers (80 g) • about 1/3 cup diced red bell pepper (60 g) • about 2 tablespoons pineapple, chopped (30 g) • about 2 teaspoons sliced shallots (10 g) • about 2 teaspoons minced garlic (10 g) • about 2 cups water or fresh coconut water (500 ml) • about 1/4 cup granulated sugar (50 g) • about 1 teaspoon chicken bouillon powder (5 g) • about 3 tablespoons chili sauce (50 g) • about 2 tablespoons ketchup (30 g) (or substitute with about 1/2 cup fresh tomatoes (100 g)) • about 2 tablespoons fish sauce (30 g) •

bird’s eye chilies • lemongrass stalks (about 200 grams) • chili powder • garlic • rice bowl vegetable oil (about 3/4 cup or 180 ml) • sugar • seasoning powder

dark brown sugar (about 25 grams) • garlic • red chili peppers • culantro leaves, chopped • Juice of 1 lime • roasted peanuts, crushed (about 50 grams) • MSG (optional) • water (30 ml) • seasoned salt

banh canh rice noodles (1 kg) • chicken bones (1 kg) • Ginger, onion • Chicken bouillon powder, sugar, black pepper • Garlic chives, chili peppers

whole chicken (about 2.2 lbs/1 kg) • Serves about 4 people as a main dish for the day • Finely chopped shallots and garlic, fresh lemongrass, fresh chili peppers, fish sauce, sugar, and MSG

Tuna, pineapple, tomatoes, lemongrass stalks, shallots, garlic, lemongrass chili paste, rice noodles, vegetables: banana blossom, bean sprouts, water spinach, lettuce, green onions, chili peppers, cilantro (optional) • Fish sauce, sugar, MSG, seasoning powder, salt, pepper

Catfish (preferably pangasius or basa) • Garlic cloves, shallots, green onions, red chili peppers • Black pepper, fish sauce, chicken bouillon powder, MSG, sugar, chili powder

Rice noodle sheets, carrot, cucumber, Vietnamese pork sausage (giò lụa), lettuce, pineapple • Pork belly, chili pepper, garlic, lime (or calamansi), fish sauce, sugar, water

. Main ingredients: 1.1 lbs beef shank (about 500 grams), 1.1 lbs rare beef sirloin (about 500 grams), 2 large eggs, 2 fresh coconuts, 2 cups beef broth (about 500 ml), 2 stalks Chinese celery • green onions, 1 yellow onion, 1 tomato, 1 tablespoon crushed garlic, 1/4 pineapple, 1 shallot, 2-3 tablespoons vinegar, • little sugar (to taste), 2 tablespoons cooking oil

catfish (500 g) • ginger, 2 shallots, 1 head garlic, 2 dried chili peppers, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, 1 small bunch fresh green peppercorns • Oyster sauce, soy sauce, caramel sauce (nước hàng), sugar

Pork chops and pork belly (I had a little leftover pork belly, so I marinated it together) • Turmeric powder • Garlic cloves, ginger, shallots, chili peppers • Seasonings: honey, sugar, salt, chicken bouillon powder, black pepper

Soy sauce • Oyster sauce, sesame oil • Vinegar • Water • Annatto oil (for color) • garlic • fresh chili peppers • Crushed dried chili • Green onions • Cilantro • Sugar, salt

chicken leg quarters, whole or cut into pieces • Oyster sauce, soy sauce, ketchup, sugar • Garlic powder, onion powder, ginger powder • Tapioca starch or cornstarch • Chili pepper, minced garlic • Tomato, enoki mushrooms, green onions

crawfish • green mussels • scallops • abalone • bulot snails • corn • Cajun seasoning • cayenne pepper • MSG • Minced garlic • unsalted butter • Juice of 3 oranges •

ground pork (300 g) • pork belly (300 g), seasonings (ground black pepper, oyster sauce, chicken bouillon powder, fish sauce, honey, chili paste, caramel sauce), lemongrass, shallots, garlic • Carrot, kohlrabi, vinegar, chili, sugar, salt, fresh herbs for serving

salmon (500 g) • chili peppers • Ginger, green onion, garlic, black pepper, seasonings

fish sauce (100ml) • rock sugar (100g) • apple cider vinegar (25ml) • garlic • chili peppers • green bird’s eye chilies (30-40g) • granulated sugar (50g) • salt (20g) • sweetened condensed milk (80g) • fresh lime juice (100ml) • young lime leaves • MSG (optional)

shrimp (about 300 grams) • pork tongue (about 300 grams, 1 piece) • Rice paper wrappers • Mixed fresh herbs and greens (lettuce, garlic chives, bean sprouts, assorted fresh herbs, etc.) • whole shallots • fresh ginger • pho dipping sauce (or hoisin sauce, about 8 oz/240 ml) • coconut milk (about 100 ml) • peanut butter • sugar • roasted peanuts (about 100 grams) • Chili pepper •

pork thigh, sliced (about 400 grams) • large mild red chili peppers • garlic • annatto oil • Rock sugar, seasoning, turmeric powder (optional) • Coconut water (optional, but recommended) • Fresh mint, bean sprouts, garlic chives, yellow egg noodles (if available), or rice noodles

Japanese mackerel with roe • Chili peppers, seasonings, garlic

rice vermicelli noodles (about 500 grams) • blended chili peppers, 1 blended garlic clove, 3 blended shallots • Perilla leaves, lettuce, spearmint, peppermint, cilantro, and other fresh herbs for serving • ground pork with some fat (about 200 grams) • pork belly, sliced (about 300 grams) • For marinating 1.1 lbs meat: 1 1/2 tablespoons oyster sauce, 2 tablespoons fish sauce, 1 tablespoon honey, 1/3 tablespoon MSG, 1/3 tablespoon caramel sauce, ground pepper, 3 blended shallots • Dipping sauce ratio 3-3-1.5: fish sauce, sugar, vinegar • Pickled vegetables: 1 kohlrabi (or green papaya), 1 carrot, optional green mango, all thinly sliced, blended garlic and chili

young jackfruit (500 g) • shrimp (150 g) • pork skin (100 g) • pork fat (100 g) • fish sauce • sugar • garlic • chili pepper

pork belly or pork shoulder (about 1 kg) • lemongrass • garlic • shallots • honey • oyster sauce • Fish sauce • Ground black pepper • Fresh chili pepper • little vegetable oil • Rice vermicelli noodles

pork belly (about 500 grams) • fresh ginger • lemongrass • shallots • garlic • fish sauce • salt • ground black pepper • chicken bouillon powder • For the dipping sauce: • Fish sauce • Water •

beef meatballs • dumplings (potstickers or wontons) • fresh udon noodles • medium tomatoes • green onions • small shallot • large garlic clove • red chili pepper (medium heat) • Cooking oil, chicken bouillon powder, fish sauce, sugar, black pepper • hoisin sauce (optional) • mint for garnish (optional)

whole chicken (about 2.2 lbs or 1 kg) • pork belly • shallots • small shallots (also called 'hanh cham' in the North, used for their aromatic flavor) • peanut oil (or other neutral oil) • small bowl roasted peanuts, roughly crushed • small stalk lemongrass • annatto oil • Mi Quang noodles (wide rice noodles) • crispy rice crackers (banh trang nuong) • green chili, lime, assorted fresh herbs (lettuce, shredded banana blossom, Thai basil, shredded cabbage, garlic chives, etc.), scallions, cilantro • seasonings: chicken bouillon powder, fish sauce, salt, chili paste, sugar, black pepper, fish sauce