A hearty and comforting chayote squash soup, featuring ground pork but feel free to substitute with your ground meat of choice. This quick and easy soup complements steamed rice and other side dishes in a traditional Vietnamese family-style meal.
Read MoreA classic and simple Vietnamese kabocha squash or pumpkin soup with minced shrimp. A hearty soup that's perfect for the fall and winter months.
Read MoreHere is a quick and easy Vietnamese sweet and sour soup (canh chua). This soup features salmon filets, Indian taro stems, enoki mushroom, and tomatoes, all cooked in a flavorful sweet and sour tamarind broth. Topped with crispy fried garlic and sliced Thai basil, this soup brings big and bold flavors. Ready in less than 30 minutes.
Read MoreIt’s chayote season! Lots and lots of chayotes ready for harvest! Here is my quick go-to recipe for a traditional soup (canh) using chayote and minced shrimp (canh su su nau tom bam). Make this soup along side a protein side dish and you have yourself a complete traditional Vietnamese meal.
Read MoreA traditional soup side dish of kabocha squash and tender pork meatballs. These Vietnamese pork meatballs are soft with a springy texture. When paired with kabocha in a side soup, it’s simple good eating with no fuss. Eat with steamed rice for a complete meal.
Read MoreA traditional Vietnamese family meal usually comes with a vegetable soup dish. Not only is it a healthy side dish, but having soup to slurp helps with the digestion of the food in a multi-course meal. One of the simplest traditional Vietnamese soups is mustard green soup or Canh Cai Be Xanh.
Read MoreIn Vietnamese cooking, we always clean bones first before making stock. Either rubbing them down with salt and giving them a good rinse with water, or parboiling the bones with salted water, cleaning the bones will get rid of all the impurities to keep the stock clear. In other words, boiling the bones first will remove all the gunk and make the stock pretty. In Vietnamese cooking, a highly prized stock is a clear stock.
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