25, Dec 2007
Pho
My last attempt at pho was pretty good but, I thought, needed a bit more depth and complexity to the broth. I decided to look for other recipes, and think about simmering the broth overnight instead of just for 90 minutes. What I ended up trying this time was sort…
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2, Dec 2007
Shrimp “Clay Pot”
Taking our Hoi An cooking school clay pot recipe as inspiration, I decided to do my own clay-pot-ish thing. My main idea was to use the idea from that recipe of simmering water with smashed lemongrass in it for flavor. It was snowing and I didn’t want to go to…
2, Dec 2007
Asian Eggplant in Clay Pot
This recipe came from my Hoi An cooking school. It was pretty good, which was saying a lot since I don’t like eggplant. What I liked best was the way the lemongrass flavor came through — I love lemongrass but haven’t really worked out how best to use it in…