Chef Recipe Newsletter: The Foods of Vietnam
Chef2Chef Recipe Club - Volume 6 Issue 65 - April 2, 2004
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Hello Recipe Club,

I hope you enjoyed this week's Vietnamese recipes. I had fun researching them and will be adding some to my "Keepers" folder. There is a Mango Smoothie recipe at the end of today's Recipe Club. For those of you over the legal drinking age, I might suggest adding a little libation to it and hit the deck this weekend. Have a good one!

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Vietnamese Soup with Basil, Lettuce and Prawns
Yield: 4

Ingredients:

8 lg. prawns; devein and reserve
3 oz dry rice noodles; cook and reserve
4 1/2 cups chicken stock
1 tsp. ginger; minced
2 tsp. oyster sauce
8 tsp. soy sauce
1/2 cup carrot; finely sliced
4 stalks bak choi; cut in 1 -1/2 pieces
10 sm. hearts romaine lettuce
1/2 cup mung bean sprouts
1 tbsp. shredded fresh basil

Preparation:

Bring chicken stock to boil. Add garlic, ginger, oyster and soy sauce. Add carrots, bak choi, half of the lettuce, sprouts and basil. When ready to serve add prawns and cook for 3 minutes. Serve garnish with remaining lettuce.

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Here is an old favorite I found in a Gourmet Magazine years ago.

Vietnamese Fried Rice
Serves 4 as a main course.

Ingredients

2 bunches scallions
3 lg. carrots
2 cups fresh bean sprouts
2 lg. eggs

Seasoning Liquid

2 tbsp. fish sauce
1 1/2 tbsp. rice vinegar
2 tbsp. sugar

Rice

5 cups chilled cooked rice
2 1/2 tbsp. corn oil
2 tbsp. garlic; minced
1 tsp dried red pepper flakes
1/4 cup cilantro and/or mint; -chopped
1/4 cup dry-roasted peanuts; chopped

Preparation:

Finely chop enough scallions to mesure about 2 cups and coarsely shred enough carrots to measure about 2 cups. Rinse bean sprouts and trim stringy root ends if desired. In a small bowl lightly beat eggs.

In a small bowl stir together seasoning liquid ingredients.

Spread rice in a shallow baking pan and separate grains with a fork.

In a deep 12-inch heavy non-stick skillet, heat oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, and stir-fry eggs until scrambled, about 30 seconds. Add scallions, garlic, and red pepper flakes and stir-fry about 15 seconds, or until fragrant. Add carrots and bean sprouts and stir-fry until carrots begin to soften about 1 minute. Add rice and cook, stirring frequently, 2 to 3 minutes, or until heated through. Stir seasoning liquid and add to the rice, tossing to coat evenly.

Serve fried rice sprinkled with cilantro and/or mint and dry-roasted peanuts.
Serves 4 as a main course.

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Five Spice Chicken
Yield: 4 Servings

Ingredients:

For Spiced Sherry

1/3 c  five spice powder
1 c  sherry

For Five Spice Chicken

1 oz garlic; minced
1 oz onion; minced
4 tsp. spiced wine
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. ground cloves
1 tsp. sugar
1/4 tsp. msg (optional)
7 tbsp. soy sauce
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 tbsp peanut oil
1 tsp. sesame oil
1 chicken

For Lemon Sauce

1 tsp. fresh lemon juice
1 tsp. rice vinegar
1 tsp. sugar
1/4 tsp. pepper

Preparation:

Spiced Sherry, This condiment is the secret to this Five Spice Chicken dish. To make this combine, 1/3 Cup five spice powder and 1 Cup sherry. Mix well and store in a sterilized jar.

Five Spice Chicken

Wash and dry chicken. Combine garlic, onion, 2 tsp. spiced sherry, salt, cloves, MSG, 1 tbsp + 1 tsp. soy sauce.. Rub inside chicken.

Place the chicken in a bowl and pour the remaining sherry and soy over the chicken. Marinade for 2 hours, basting every 20 minutes.

Heat oven to 400F.

Place the chicken on a roasting pan grid and bake for 10 minutes, brush with marinade, reduce the temperature to 350F bake for 45 more minutes, basting every 15 minutes. Combine oils, and brush on chicken.

Cook another 20 minutes or until chicken is done. Serve with lemon sauce and a green salad.

Lemon sauce: Combine ingredients and mix well. Ladle mixture into individual bowls.

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Mango Smoothie
Actually a Martha Stewart Recipe, but I thought it might just go good with your meal.

Ingredients:

1/2 lg. ripe mango
1/4 cup  sweetened condensed milk
2 cups ice
1 tbsp. sugar; or to taste

Preparation:

Peel and pit mango; cut into chunks. Pulse ingredients in blender or food processor until ice is pureed. Add sugar to taste.

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