Recipes

  • Vietnamese Crispy Pork Belly Infused with Vodka

    When it comes to a hero protein dish, you can’t go past a crispy pork belly. In this Vietnamese version, the pork belly is marinated in a combination of garlic, five spice, fish sauce, red tandoori colouring and the secret ingredient, a spice infused vodka which I’ll show you how to make yourself.
  • Jessica Nguyen's Homemade Chilli Oil

    Makes: 1 litre Ingredients: 8 Cooking Time: 25 mins Skill Level: Easy AF   Ingredients 1 litre of neutral oil (vegetable, canola or peanut o...
  • Nước chấm - Vietnamese Dipping Sauce

      Nước chấm is a Vietnamese dipping sauce that is used in so many Vietnamese dishes as a sauce to dip food into like spring rolls and rice paper ...
  • Bò Kho (Vietnamese Spicy Beef Stew)

      I’m really excited to be sharing a family recipe of mine to Celebrate Lunar New Year. It’s my recipe for Spicy Vietnamese Beef Stew called Bo...
  • Pickled Carrots

      Ingredients 2 carrots, peeled ½ cup of white sugar ½ cup of white vinegar ½ cup of warm water Method To make the pickled carrots, place ½ cu...
  • Cháo Gà (Vietnamese Chicken Congee with a Poached Chicken Slaw)

    This is one of my all time favourite Vietnamese dishes. It's called Cháo Gà (where Cháo means congee and Gà means chicken in Vietnamese). Congee ...
  • Vodka Pasta 2.0

      It's time to level up your pasta game! This is the same base of the iconic vodka pasta I shared last year BUT BETTER with some extra delicious a...
  • Pasta Alla Vodka

    Vodka Pasta is an American Italian style pasta made famous by New York institutions like Carbone and then it became probably one of the most-made...
  • Yee Sang - Prosperity Toss Salad 🥢🥗🧧

    Yee Sang is a traditional Lunar New Year dish normally enjoyed as a communal appetiser. It is a colourful platter of assorted finely shredded veg...
  • Spicy Hotpot At Home

    Hotpot (or Steamboat), depending on which Asian country you are from, is a very popular dish and cooking method, originating from China. A simmer...
  • Thịt Kho Trứng (Vietnamese Braised Pork Belly & Eggs)

    Vietnamese pork belly and eggs braised in a coconut juice and caramel. One of the most comforting things you could ever eat and also a traditional recipe for Lunar New Year or Tết if you’re Vietnamese like me!
  • Spaghetti Carbonara

    Only 3 simple ingredients that were made for each other in this decadent and creamy pasta. My go-to pasta when I’m lazy but still want to eat ...