Nuoc Mam Cham (Vietnamese Dipping Fish Sauce)

Nuoc Mam Cham (Dipping Fish Sauce)
Printable Recipe

• 1/2 cup of water
• 1 tablespoon rice or plain vinegar (optional)
  
• 2 tablespoon fresh squeezed lime juice (about 2 limes)
  
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 hot chile pepper or Jalapeno (at least)
  
• 3 clove of garlic, use more or less according to taste
  
• ~1/8 cup fish sauce, adjust to taste
  
• pickled carrots and daikon, optional.
• Rooster brand chile garlic sauce (optional)
  

Cha Ca Thang Long (Vietnamese Turmeric Fish with Dill)

Cha Ca Thang Long (serves 4)

Printable Recipe

• 1 lb of white fish fillets (traditionally catfish is used, but we prefer halibut or cod--but any meaty and flaky white fish will do)

Fish Marinade
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1/4 teaspoon galangal powder (if not available at your Asian market, substitute ginger powder)
• 1 tbs minced garlic
• 1 tbs minced shallots
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon of fish sauce
• 4 tbs of olive oil

Chao Tom (Vietnamese Sugarcane Shrimp)

Chao Tom (Vietnamese Sugarcane Shrimp) (adapted from rasa malaysia)
Printable Recipe

• 1.5 pound raw medium shrimp, peeled and devein
• 4 clove garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon of white pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon of paprika powder
• 1/2 teaspoon olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon fish sauce
• 1 egg white
• sugarcane sticks about 5 inches long. Split each sugar cane into fourths, lengthwise
  

Tom Rang Muoi Salt and Pepper Shrimp

Salt and Pepper Shrimp Tom Rang Muoi (adapted from chef Uyen Thy)
Printable recipe

• 10-12 large head on shell on shrimps
• 1/2 cup corn starch
• 1 tbs kosher salt
• 1 tbs fresh cracked pepper
• 1 ts sugar
• 1 ts sichuan peppercorns (optional)
• cooking oil
• 1 medium white onion, sliced in thin wedges
• 1 -2 jalapenos, sliced thin and use according to taste
• 1 scallion, cut about 1/2 inch length
  
• 1 tbs minced garlic
  

Shrimp and Scallop Ceviche

Scallop and Shrimp Ceviche (serves 8-10)
Printable Recipe

• 1 lb shrimp (headless, peeled and deveined)
• 1 lb scallops (bay scallops or divers scallops)
• 1/2 cup diced mango
• 1/2 cup diced bell peppers
• 1/4 cup diced red onions
• mint or cilantro leaves, coarsely chopped
• ~2 cups of lime or lemon juice (or do a combination with pineapple!)
  
• 1-2 jalepenos, deseeded and finely diced
  
• sea salt/Kosher salt and freshed cracked pepper