A lot of people assume that all Vietnamese food is very spicy or, worse still, identical to Chinese food. Poultry plays a large part in Vietnamese cuisine and fresh vegetables and fruits are popular in these recipes.
Fish sauce is used to flavor poultry, beef and pork dishes, just as it is used to season fish, seafood, and vegetarian meals. In fact, fish sauce is used more for its saltiness (rather like soy sauce) than for its fish flavor. The following two recipes will show you how tasty Vietnamese recipes can be and how easy they are to prepare.
Fruity Baked Chicken with Lemongrass
This appetizing recipe makes enough to serve four people and it is good with boiled rice. You can either cut up a whole bird to make this or just use your favorite parts of the bird. Let it marinate overnight for a more intense flavor.
What you will need:
1 whole skinless chicken, cut up
2 minced cloves garlic
2 tablespoons canola oil
1 teaspoon white sugar
1 tablespoon fish sauce
1/2 cup low-salt soy sauce
2 unripe bananas, in quarter slices
2 diagonally sliced stalks lemongrass, just the bottom 6 inches
4 halved slices fresh pineapple
How to make it:
Mix the soy sauce with the lemongrass, fish sauce, sugar, garlic, and oil in one bowl and put the bird in a second bowl. Pour the mixture over the bird, then cover it and leave it to marinate for at least three hours in the refrigerator.
Arrange the bird in a baking dish in one layer. Add the pineapple and banana and pour the rest of the marinade over it. Cover and bake for half an hour at 350 degrees F. Turn the meat over and bake it for another half an hour or until the chicken is cooked through and the juices run clear.
Chicken with Bamboo Shoots in a Tomato Sauce
This serves six people and it is nice with Chinese noodles or rice. Spanish-style tomato sauce is good for this recipe. The fish sauce, bamboo shoots and sesame seeds gives this easy dish a typically Asian flavor. Without those ingredients, it could pass as a Spanish or Italian dish.
What you will need:
2 green onions, in 1 inch pieces
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1 1/4 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breast, in strips
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup tomato sauce
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
2 tablespoons crushed, toasted sesame seeds
1 1/2 tablespoons fish sauce
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
8 oz can bamboo shoots, drained
How to make it:
Combine the chicken with the bamboo shoots, green onion, pepper, and garlic salt in a covered container and chill it for fifteen minutes. Heat the oil in a skillet and add the chilled mixture. Cook it for ten minutes or until the chicken is no longer pink.
Combine the water, tomato sauce, and fish sauce and pour this over the poultry. Turn the heat up to moderately high and bring the mixture to a boil. Cover the pan and turn the heat down to low. Cook for ten minutes. Sprinkle the crushed sesame seeds over the top and serve.
If you enjoy chicken recipes, you might like to try some international dishes. Sometimes however, nothing but a plate of classic fried chicken will do, especially when you crave comfort food in the form of an easy southern fried chicken recipe.
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