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Bánh Cuốn

Originating in northern Vietnam, bánh cuốn (steamed rice rolls) are a hallmark of the country’s cuisine and a staple street food. In this version from Andrea Nguyen, author of Into the Vietnamese Kitchen, every element is homemade: The paper-thin rice sheets, the savory mushroom, shrimp, and pork filling, and the punchy, sweet-and-sour nước chấm dipping sauce. You can

Chicken And Pineapple Fried Rice Recipe

Ingredients:2 pieces of chicken (thighs or breast) chopped1/4 cup hoisin garlic sauce1/4 cup sesame ginger salad dressing1 garlic clove grated1 ginger root size of garlic clove grated1 tbs. sriracha hot chili sauce1 tsp. thai vinegar pepper juice (i'm not sure the name but you can get them when you order thai food to go its

Vegetarian eggplant moussaka gratin

Ingredients2 tbsp olive oil4 red onions, peeled, thinly sliced4 garlic cloves, crushed2 tbsp tomato paste400ml chicken or vegetable stock400g canned crushed tomatoes400ml red wine1 cinnamon quill3 tbsp finely chopped oregano, plus extra leaves to serve½ tsp dried oregano, plus a pinch2 medium eggplants (about 650g-750g), diced into 4cm cubes800g potato, sliced lengthways using a mandolin

Middle Eastern Phyllo Rice Torte

Preheat the oven to 350°. Spray a 9-inch springform cake pan generously with olive oil. In a medium saucepan, cover the rice with the water and bring to a boil. Cover and cook over low heat until the rice is barely tender and just cooked through, about 30 minutes. Drain well. On a large nonstick

Eggplant yellow curry

Serves 5 Author Notes I have always been passionate about food, even as a child. This is not necessarily true about eating. Like any other 10-year-old boy, vegetables wasn’t at the top of my to-eat list. Eggplant was my least favorite vegetable. I couldn’t understand what an ‘I’ shaped vegetable had to offer me and

Simple Sesame and Garlic Noodles

Photo by Bobbi Lin Serves 2 Author Notes At our blog, Boy Meets Girl Meets Food, we love a good noodle dish. However, we often find that they can become quite heavy and drowned out with sauces, so yesterday we set about making a light and simple noodle dish that is a perfect accompaniment to

Spicy Soba Noodle Salad with Thai-Style Peanut Dressing

4.0 (2,251) Add your rating & review This is Sarah Simmons’s completely inauthentic take on Chinese peanut noodles. Made with soba noodles and Thai pantry staples (red curry paste, coconut milk, chile and cilantro), it’s lighter, brighter and spicier than the original. Slideshow: Noodle SaladsRecipe from Food & Wine America’s Greatest New Cooks  Photo: © Christina Holmes