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	<title>Vietnamese Recipes</title>
	<link>http://vietnamese.kumain.com</link>
	<description>Cooking our way from Ho Chi Minh to Hanoi!</description>
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		<title>Vietnam Food</title>
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If we talk about fish sauce, soy sauce, rice, fresh herbs, spices, fruits and vegetables Vietnam is number one user of these ingredients.  Vietnamese recipes utilize a very diverse range of herbs, including lemongrass, mint, Vietnamese mint, long coriander and Thai basil leaves. Traditional Vietnamese cooking is greatly admired for freshness of the ingredients and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://vietnamese.kumain.com/vietnam-food/</link>
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		<title>Vietnamese Shaking Beef (Bo Luc Lac)</title>
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Ingredients

1/2 lb lean sirloin steaks cubed
6 cloves garlic minced
1 teaspoon fish sauce
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 teaspoons olive oil
1 onion, sliced
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
1 dash black pepper
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 cups watercress leaves 

Instructions

Mix together garlic, fish sauce, sugar, salt, and 2 teaspoons of the olive oil in a shallow dish or resealable plastic bag.
Add [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://vietnamese.kumain.com/vietnamese-shaking-beef-bo-luc-lac/</link>
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		<title>Bi Cuon (Pork Roll)</title>
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Ingredients

4 ounces pork skin 	
1 cup water 	
2 teaspoons brown sugar
1 teaspoon rice vinegar 	
1 pound pork loin, sliced 	
1 cup coconut juice
2 tablespoons vegetable oil 	
2 cloves garlic, crushed 	
salt
pepper 	
20 pieces dried rice paper 	
1 medium head butter lettuce
1 cup fresh basil leaves 	
1 cup fresh mint leaves

Instructions

Roll pork skin and tie with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://vietnamese.kumain.com/bi-cuon-pork-roll/</link>
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		<title>Banh Cuon (rolling cake)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Banh cuon (&#8220;rolling cake&#8221;) are tender rice-flour crêpes filled with a luscious mix of pork and mushrooms and topped with fried shallots. Marcia Kiesel steams the stuffed crêpes in big batches on a baking sheet in the oven to get them on the table more quickly.
Ingredients

1/2 cup rice flour
1/2 cup cornstarch
1/4 cup tapioca flour (see [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://vietnamese.kumain.com/banh-cuon-rolling-cake/</link>
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		<title>Banh Bot Loc (Vietnamese Clear Shrimp/Pork Dumplings)</title>
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Ingredients

1/4 cup chopped onions
8 tbs olive oil 
Cold water bath
A bit of all purpose flour to prevent dough from sticking


Dough

1 package of banh bot loc mix (we like the 4 Elephant brand&#8211;one bag makes about 20 dumplings)
1.5 cups of boiling water


Stuffing

1/4 lb shrimp cleaned and deviened (you can use larger shrimp cut into 1/4 inch [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://vietnamese.kumain.com/banh-bot-loc-vietnamese-clear-shrimppork-dumplings/</link>
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		<title>Fried Rice Cakes with Eggs (Banh Bot Chien)</title>
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Ingredients

1 bag of rice flour (1lb)
3 tbsp cornstarch or tapioca starch
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp sugar
1/4 tsp MSG (optional)
2 tbsp oil
7 cups water


For stir-fry:

1 bunch scallions (the more the better)
10 eggs (for the whole cake)
Onions (optional)


Dipping sauce:

1/4 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup water
1 1/2 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp vinegar
3 hot chillies chopped

Instructions

Mix everything together and stir well.
Heat a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://vietnamese.kumain.com/fried-rice-cakes-with-eggs-banh-bot-chien/</link>
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		<title>Banh beo (steamed rice cakes with cotton shrimp)</title>
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Ingredients

For the dough

2 bowl of rice flour
2 bowl of hot water
2 bold cold water


For the topping and sauce

10 young onions
100 gr of pork fat (cut out from the pork brisket)
6 tbsp of dried shrimp
2 minced red chilis
4 thinly chopped garlic cloves
5 sugar cubes
Nuoc Mam
15 fleshy shrimps
1 big shallot, finely chopped

Instructions

In a large bowl, place the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://vietnamese.kumain.com/banh-beo-steamed-rice-cakes-with-cotton-shrimp/</link>
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		<title>Vietnamese Steamed Buns (banh Bao)</title>
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Ingredients

Dough

4 cups self rising flour
1 cup milk
3/4 cup white sugar 


Filling

2 links Chinese sausage, thinly sliced
5 hard-boiled eggs, cut into 1 &#8220;, pieces
1/2 lb barbecued pork (optional)
2 lbs ground pork
10 dried shiitake mushrooms
1 onion, finely chopped
3 tablespoons oyster sauce

Instructions

Submerge mushroom in hot water until softened. Take them out, dry and finely juliene. Reserve water.
Heat some [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://vietnamese.kumain.com/vietnamese-steamed-buns-banh-bao/</link>
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		<title>Com Tam Suon Bi Cha (Vietnamese Broken Rice with Pork Chops and Shredded Pork Skin and Pork-Egg Custard)</title>
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Ingredients

Approximately 1 lb Cooked, shredded pork skin. Found in Vietnamese /Asian grocery stores in the frozen section.
1/2 lb. pork shoulder or other nonfatty pork meat, cut in rectangles about 3 x 2 inches.
3 oz. bag of thinh/roasted rice powder (found in spice section in Asian groceries)
2 oz. garlic powder
1 ts salt

Instructions

First thaw the pork skin [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://vietnamese.kumain.com/com-tam-suon-bi-cha-vietnamese-broken-rice-with-pork-chops-and-shredded-pork-skin-and-pork-egg-custard/</link>
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		<title>Duck and Bamboo Noodle Soup (Bun Mang Vit)</title>
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Ingredients

4 fresh young bamboo shoots, sliced lengthwise
2 whole chickens
2 chicken carcasses
4 cups chicken broth
4 yellow onions, 1 whole, 3 chopped
2 shallots, sliced
1 (3-inch) chunk fresh ginger, sliced
1/4 cup canola oil (or any neutral oil)
1 (1-inch) chunk rock sugar
1 package dried thick rice vermicelli noodles
2 teaspoons mushroom seasoning salt
1 tablespoon salt
1 chunk daikon turnip, peeled
1/2 cup [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://vietnamese.kumain.com/duck-and-bamboo-noodle-soup-bun-mang-vit/</link>
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