Goi Tom Vietnamese Shrimp Salad Recipe

Goi Tom (Vietnamese Shrimp Salad) serves about 4
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• 1 bunch of celery stalks, thinly sliced on a diagonal
• 1 English cucumber, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced on a diagonal
• 3 carrots, thinly sliced on a diagonal or shredded
• 1 medium daikon, thinly sliced on diagonal or shredded
• 1 jalapeno, deseeded and sliced (optional)
• 1.5 tbs salt
• fried shallots
• roasted peanuts. coarsely crushed
• 1 package of instant jelly fish
• chopped cilantro
• nuoc mam cham but more tart with additional lime
• muslin cloth
• 1/2 lb medium shrimp headless shell on and deveined
• 1/2 ts salt
• 3 ts sugar
• 1 tbs white or rice vinegar
• 2 tbs water
• round shrimp chips - banh phong tom (optional)

Banh Cuon Vietnamese Steam Rice Rolls

Banh Cuon (Vietnamese Steamed Rice Rolls/Crepes) is the perfect holiday detox food. After the last Thanksgiving holiday back in Detroit, Michigan we needed something light, delicate, and yet flavorful to detox after our feast. So when my mom asked us what wanted to eat the weekend after thanksgiving dinner, we immediately requested some banh cuon. Banh cuon is a very light crepe often with ground pork, minced wood ear mushroom, and onions and eaten with Vietnamese ham (cha lua), steamed beansprouts, and cucumbers. Another variation arising from a village in Northern Vietnam famous for their banh cuon is called banh cuon "Thanh Tri" a style where the crepe is not rolled but kept in sheets without any filling, and sprinkled with fried onions.