sweet and sour fish : vietnamese style

Sweet & Sour Fish : Vietnamese Style

I have got a great Vietnamese cookbook called "Into the Vietnamese Kitchen" and I am loving it too bits. It's so inspiring.

If you get any chances to visit Vietnam, I highly recommend you to spend some time in "Nha Trang", especially at the "Evason Nha Trang - Ana Mandara Resort". You will love the time, food and everything.

Anyway, I am very much inspired by their food, hence the "Sweet and Sour Fish" Vietnamese version.
It's absolutely delicious. Very easy & simple to prepare and to cook.

Find below my recipe

4 Slices of Fish Fillet (Spanish Mackerel, Red Snapper or White Seabass, anything)
2 of Plump Medium Tomatoes, Sliced
1 of Medium Onion, Sliced
½ Cup of Cooking Oil (Olive Oil is optional)
1 Tablespoon of Sea Salt
1 Tablespoon of Ground Black Pepper
1 Teaspoon of Sugar

Spring Onion, cut
Long Leaf Cilantro, cut



Preparation

• put a wok / large cooking pan over medium to high heat
• fry the fish fillet till cooked or becoming golden yellow
• remove the fish, keep aside

• remove the excess oil from the pan
• add sliced onion, fry till soft
• add sliced tomatoes, fry till soft
• add sugar, salt and half of ground black pepper
• place the fried fish in the serving plate
• pour the sauce from the pan over the fish
• sprinkle the rest of ground black pepper
• sprinkle with spring onion leaves and long leaf cilantro
• serve with streamed whole-grain rice

Happy New Year!

xuan mai restaurant

Beef Pho @ Xuan Mai Vietnamese Restaurant

I was at Sukhumvit 13 today. I stopped at the Xuan Mai for lunch. As everybody knows that I am very fond of Noodles.. and yes, I really adore "Pho". So, I ordered Beef Pho.

The authentic "Pho" at Xaun Mai comes in a reasonable big bolw with your choice of Beef or Chicken. Its said in the menu that its southern Vietnamese Pho style. One portion costs B120 - not expensive at all.

Oh well... if you happen to be in Sukhumvit 13 and happen to fancy Vietnamese food. Then give "Xuan Mai" a try. Who knows... it might become one of your favourite Restaurants!

Rate :
**** for the Food
** for Decoration
*** for Service


"Xuan Mai"
32 Sukhumvit soi 13,
Bangkok 10110
T. 02 251 8389

pork with lime sauce : vietnamese style

Pork with Lime Sauce Vietnamese Style.

Here is my first go attempting to cook Vietnamese food and the outcome was quite satisfied.

Everybody knows that lately I am being obsessed with Healthy Cuisine. I trend to go for anything that has herbs to do with it, especially with Fresh Herbs. Vietnamese Food is categorised as "healthy food" as they are loads of fresh herbs and fresh greens in their food : basil, mint, thai parsley, etc.,

As its my first time, so I picked a very easy dish to start with.
Find below my debut of Cooking Vietnamese Food.



2 Cups of pork, cut into strips
2-3 Tablespoons of Tomato sauce/ Tomato puree
2-3 Tablespoons of Chillie sauce (Sri-Racha Chillies Sauce)
2 Tablespoons of Fish sauce
1/4 Cup of Lime juice
1-2 Teaspoons of Sugar

Roasted White Sesame
Fresh Mint, Basil & Thai Parsley
Lime Wedges


Preparation

* Put everything into a zip-log bag and keep in the fridge for 2 hours or over a night

* heat the cooking pan (without oil)
* add the marinated pork, keep stirring to cook the pork through
* remove into a serving plate
* sprinkle with roasted white sesame
* garnish with fresh herbs : Basil, Mint, Thai Parsley & a few of lime wedges
* serve with streamed whole-grain rice.

vietnamese food in bangkok

Vietnamese Food in Bangkok.

Oh well.. lately, I am kind of obsessed with Vietnamese food, especially, with Pho.

Surprisingly, in Bangkok there are not many of good Vietnamese food around.
I mean since we are being very close to Vietnam, We should have lots of their food around here eh ?
Anyway, I have tired to search for them and here below is the list of Vietnamese restaurants in Bangkok where I will go visiting and will write about later..

Dao Vien
@ Baan Silom
653 Silom soi 19
Bangkok 10500
T. 02 266 7812

Le Dalat Indochine
14 Sukhumvit Soi 23
Bangkok 10110
T. 0-2661-7987

Le Danang
Sofitel Central Plaza Hotel
1695 Phahonyothin Road
Bangkok 10900
T. 0-2541-1234

Ngon Lam
Top Market Place
Soi Thonglor
Sukhumvit 55
Bangkok 10110
T. 02 381 3278

Pho (Pathumwan)
Alma Link Building
25 Soi Chitlom
Ploenchit Road
Bangkok 10330
T. 0-2251-8945

Saigon
Asia Hotel
296 Phaya Thai Road
Bangkok 10400
T. 0-2215-0808

Saigon Rimsai
108/4 Sukhumvit 65
Bangkok 10110
T. 02 714 2207

Sweet Basil (Ekkamai)
Sukumvit Soi 63
(Soi Ekkamai)
Bangkok 10110
T. 0-2381-2834-5
Sweet Basil (Silom)
1 Soi Pramuan
Silom Road
Bangkok 10500
T. 0-2238-3088

Thang Long
82/5 Soi Lang Suan
Bangkok 10330
T. 0-2251-3504

Thien Duong
Dusit Thani Hotel
945 Rama 4 Road
Bangkok 10500
T. 0-2235-0450

Uncle Ho
Imperial Queen's Park Hotel
199 Sukhumvit Soi 22
Bangkok 10110
T. 0-2261-9000

Actually, I have already tried some of them...

Le Dalat Indochine is a fine dining restaurant - kind of (very) expensive. But the food is extremely good. The Restaurant itself is exotically very well decorated. Good for taking your date there. ;)
Rate : *****

Pho @ Foodloft- Central Chilom - Pho is Good enough and not expensive at all and the concept of Fooloft itself is relaxing & casual. Everyone can go enjoy the food and be at ease there.
Rate : ***

Ngon Lam @ Thonglor - Their food is good enough but not that impressive. To be fair to them, if you were a noodle-lover, then you would be happy enough with their Pho.. though it tastes more a bit like Thai noodles.
Rate : ***

Thang Long @ Lang Suan - Food is good enough for what you have paid for. Pho is good. The Restaurant is well decorated.
The service that needs to be improved!!
Rate : ****




Note : All of pictures in this post were taken from "Thang Long"

Cook Book Recommendation : If you are interested in Vietnamese food and be interested in knowing more about it, then you should get this book.

"Into the Vietnamese Kitchen"
I have found this book through "Chez Pim"

vietnamese food @ ngon-lam

i personally, besides dessert, dont like much of sweet food, especially vietnamese food which seems to be very mild and sweet. i am very fond of their "pho"

but this vietnamese restaurant has its way of cooking their food to match my taste.
vietnamese food is very well known as healthy food, less fat and loads of veggies.
its just right for someone whos on diet or health-conscious.

"Ngon-Lam"
@ top marketplace
between thonglor soi 4-6,
Sukhumvit 55
tel. 662 381-3278