Ga kho gung (Vietnamese braised chicken)

Ingredients

• 1 lb dark meat chicken
• 1/2 onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 knob of ginger, julienne cut
•  1 tsp ground pepper
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 tsp sugar
• 2 tbsp fish sauce
• 1 cup water
• 1 tbsp oil 

Directions

1. Caramelize sugar in pan, stir until brown. Add to bigger pot.
2. Add chicken, garlic, onion and ginger, stir 2 minutes.
3. Add salt, fish sauce, pepper and water, stir and cover pot with top. Keep on high heat. 
4. Cook for 15 minutes or until chicken is fully cooked.

Rau muong xao thit

Ingredients

• rau muong
• thin sliced beef
• fish sauce
• minced garlic
• chopped onions
• oil

Directions

1.  Add oil to pan. Add garlic, onions and beef and stir until meat is cooked.
2. Transfer meat to bowl, set aside. Add in rau muong and stir in pan until vegetable looks wilted.
3. Add back in the beef. Add fish sauce and garlic to taste.
4. Stir 7-10 minutes. 

Stir fry tofu with lemongrass

Ingredients

• thin chopped lemongrass
• chopped green onions
• oil
• tofu
• fish sauce

Directions

1. Add oil to pan. Add onions and lemongrass to pan and stir.
2. Add in tofu and fish sauce and stir 10 minutes.