This is not a traditional Vietnamese dessert, but it’s a new family favourite recipe I just had to include in this book.
The combination of turmeric, coconut, prawn and pork in this recipe really makes this dish unique with a huge explosion of flavour.
Quick and simple quiche!
Banish your fish fears and make Nigella's simple fish stew, brimming with spices and tender white fish. As seen on her BBC2 series, Cook, Eat, Repeat.
The perfect comforting dessert for a winter's day, this apple crumble is like tucking into a deconstructed cookie served with perfectly soft, spiced apples. Just add cream.
A delicious pizza recipe inspired by the "birthplace of grilled pizza"
Every time that I serve a smoked chicken to guests, they all say, ‘Wow, I never thought of smoking chicken.’
I could eat brussels sprouts just about every day of the week, and I love doing them on the fire.
This dish is inspired by South East Asian flavours and is all about building depth starting with the base, which uses prawn shells to make a rich and spicy broth.
Crisp gỏi dưa leo is a classic Viet salad often served as an appetizer with fried shrimp chips for scooping.
I’ve shaken cubes of beefsteak and tofu for this iconic Vietnamese main dish salad, so why not fish? Tuna tended to be too lean, and delicate white fish was too flaky, but rich-tasting salmon was just right.
Here’s a confession: I made so-so Viet vegetable curry for years, relying on fish sauce as a cheat but the flavour was off. Finally, I developed this stellar vegan version.
Another succinct Sasha Petraske creation, this is his sly retort to the popularity of the Cosmopolitan, as the name coyly indicates. Indeed, the drink, piquant and slightly fruity, fills much the same purpose, tastewise, as that ubiquitous cocktail – only more so.
