Shallots garlic

Beef (tenderloin recommended): 10 1/2 oz (300 grams). Pork belly: 3 1/2 oz (100 grams). Shallots, garlic • five-spice powder + betel leaves + soy sauce + sugar + salt + black pepper • Vegetable oil

Pork belly • Shallots, garlic, lemongrass • Oyster sauce, fish sauce, and seasonings • Cucumber, carrot • Vinegar, sugar, salt • Caramel sauce (for color)

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

. 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

mackerel • Shallots and garlic • Seasonings

basa fish fillets • Shallots, garlic, black pepper, caramel sauce, fish sauce, sugar, bird’s eye chili

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

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

pork bones (about 500 grams) - 1/3 lb ground pork (about 150 grams) - 1.1 lbs lean pork (about 500 grams) - 1/2 lb large shrimp (about 250 grams) - 2/3 lb dried shrimp (about 300 grams) - 1-2 pieces dried squid - 7 oz pork liver, heart, and tongue (about 200 grams total) - quail eggs • Celery, garlic chives, green onions, cilantro - onion, fried garlic, fried shallots, pork cracklings - dried or fresh hu tieu noodles - Seasonings: salt, fish sauce, chili, chili sauce,

Bean sprouts • Mushroom patties (or substitute with shiitake mushrooms, thinly sliced and sautéed with fried shallots) • Assorted fresh herbs and greens of your choice • Shallots • Peanuts • Dressing: Carrot, garlic, soy sauce, seasoning, black pepper, sugar, vinegar, chili, hot water • Cucumber • Rice vermicelli noodles

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

beef tenderloin (1 kg) • soy sauce - 1 teaspoon black pepper - 1 tablespoon seasoning powder - minced garlic and shallots • green bell pepper - 1 red bell pepper - 1 yellow bell pepper - 1 onion

Pork belly • Shallots, ginger • Five-spice powder, garlic powder, black pepper, chili powder, salt (1) • Salt and lime juice mixed together (2)

chicken wings • chicken drumsticks • Tamarind (6-7 fresh tamarind pods or 3 tablespoons of dried tamarind) • Frying batter • shallots • garlic bulb • Seasonings: sugar, pepper, MSG, seasoning powder, chili powder, fish sauce, chili sauce

Beef (choose brisket for the best stew) • Carrots, potatoes, ginger, garlic, shallots, tomatoes, red wine • Five-spice powder, turmeric powder, butter, fish sauce, pepper, sugar, MSG, seasoning powder

agar powder (5 g) • coconut milk (5 g) • ground pork (100 g) • Wood ear mushrooms, shallots • Seasoning powder, fish sauce, lime, garlic, chili, sugar substitute, black pepper • Fresh herbs and greens for serving

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 •

sturgeon (center cut) (500 g) • shallots (about 50 g) • onion • bulb garlic • ginger • green peppercorns • hot chili peppers • seasonings

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

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

fried Nha Trang fish cakes (250 grams) • rice vermicelli noodles (400 grams) • lemongrass (smashed and cut into 1.5-inch pieces) • tomatoes • pineapple • minced onion and garlic • fresh herbs: Thai basil, Vietnamese coriander, scallions, cilantro • fried shallots • ground black pepper

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 •

Rice (about 1/2 cup or 100 grams) • Pumpkin (about 1 cup or 200 grams), peeled and sliced thin • Ground pork (about 1/3 cup or 80 grams) • Garlic and shallots, finely chopped • Seasonings: salt, MSG (optional) • Water (about 4 cups or 1 liter)

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

hard-boiled quail eggs, peeled • Dried banh canh noodles • pork paste (about 300 grams) • ground pork (about 200 grams) • Chopped green onions, minced garlic and shallots • onion • Fish sauce, salt, MSG, chicken bouillon powder, black pepper, annatto 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 •

beef marrow bones (2 kg) • beef sirloin (300 grams) • beef paste or ground beef for meatballs (200 grams) • Pho spice mix: star anise, black cardamom, cinnamon stick, • Fresh or dried pho noodles • Chinese crullers (youtiao) • Eggs (large) • Shallots, garlic • Chili peppers • Scallions, culantro, bean sprouts, Thai basil • Seasonings: fish sauce, salt, bouillon powder, black pepper, rock sugar