Soothing Vietnamese Dishes You Can Enjoy with Friends: Hanoi Inspired Recipes for Your Special Friendly Hangouts

By Ida Smith

There are several things that make a memory of time spent with friends. And you'll agree with us that top on the list is the meals that were shared over the experience. 

 

Therefore, it is very important for you to get it right when it comes to choosing the right and best dishes for your moments with loved ones. 

 

The Asian country, Vietnam, is well famed for its variety of flavorsome and unique dishes, and this cookbook provides you with some of the best options available for you.
 

• Language: English
• Publisher: Ida Smith
• Release date: Aug 31, 2020
• ISBN: 9781393027829

Ida Smith

IDA SMITH enjoys disappearing into a good story, whether she’s reading or writing it. Ida believes life rarely happens the way we plan, so she writes of fictional characters traveling Jagged Journeys. Ida’s stories capture our imagination—leaving us wondering: “What if that were me?” Ida lives in the Pacific Northwest with her family where she enjoys scrapbooking, gardening, and the outdoors.

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Prawn Banh Mi

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A Vietnamese sandwich that’s French-inspired.

Ingredients

−  1 large carrot, shredded

−  1 stalk celery, chopped

−  2 scallions, chopped

−  ¼ cup of rice vinegar

−  ⅓ cup of chopped fresh cilantro

−  3 tablespoons of low-fat mayonnaise

−  3 tablespoons of low-fat plain yogurt

−  1 tablespoon of lime juice

−  ⅛ teaspoon of cayenne pepper

−  3 (12 inch) French baguettes, sliced in two

−  1 pound of frozen cooked prawns, thawed and tails discarded

−  18 thin slices of cucumber

Serving size

−  6 servings

Directions

Combine celery, scallions, and carrot in bowl

Add in vinegar and toss vegetable thoroughly

Keep aside and let marinate

Stir mayonnaise, cilantro, lime juice, cayenne pepper and yogurt in bowl

Spread about 2 tbs of mayonnaise sauce on the bottom piece of baguettes

Pick vegetables using a slotted spoon and lay on baguette pieces, discarding vinegar

Mix prawns in leftover mayonnaise sauce and arrange over vegetable layer

Top up with cucumber slices and baguettes to form sandwich

Preparation time

−  20 minutes

Bitter Melon Soup

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A tasty Vietnamese style bitter melon and pork recipe.

Ingredients

−  ½ pound of ground pork

−  2 tablespoons of soy sauce

−  ⅛ teaspoon of garlic powder

−  ⅛ teaspoon of ground black pepper

−  1 bitter melon

−  4 cups of water

−  1 teaspoon or soy sauce, or to taste

−  1 teaspoon or fish sauce, or to taste

−  1 green onion, sliced

Serving size

−  3 servings

Directions

Combine pork, 2 tbs of soy sauce, pepper, and garlic in a bowl

Seal bowl with plastic wrap and freeze for 30 minutes to 1 hour

Slice bitter melon, and discard spongy, seed interior

Fill bitter melon rings with pork mix, until fully stuffed

Make same sized meatballs with leftover pork

Drop meatballs and stuffed rings in boiling water in a saucepan