Wonton Appetizers

Wonton Appetizers

2 pgk of Wonton wrappers
2 roll of Jimmy Dean Sausages
1/2 onion chopped
1 carrot minced or chopped to tiny pieces
1 (5oz) can water chestnut minced
1 (40z) can of mushroom minced
Any kind of cheese you like for topping
1/2 cup chopped green onion

In a nonstick fry pan fry sausages until almost done
Add onion, carrot, water chestnut, and mushroom stir fry for few minutes until the meat is cooked
Turn the heat off add green onion to it, mix well.

Take our wonton one piece at a time and place it in muffin tin to make a cup.
Bake at 350 degree for 5 minutes take it out let cool, finish the remainder wonton.
Use a Teaspoon and fill the wonton cup then top with cheese

Put it back in the oven in 350 degree for 5 minutes until the cheese is melted
Take it out and let it cool down a bit.

Serve warm as appetizer.

Enjoy!

BBQ Pork and Rice with Sweet and Sour Sauce (Bai Sach Chrouk)

BBQ Pork and Rice with Sweet and Sour Sauce (Bai Sach Chrouk)

This is one of Cambodian and Vietnam famous street food serve with a bowl of clear soup, fresh cucumber and broken rice on the side. There is different type of this recipe depending on where you eat and the flavor is never the same. I know that most place sell marinated bbq pork on charcoal grill and the flavor is wonderful. In my picture I bake the meat not look that good (Seattle is too cold to BBQ at this time of year (don’t bake). Make sure you make clear broth to go with this recipe, in Cambodia they use chicken or pork broth add a some green onion to it. (Pho broth is also use for this recipe)

1 lb of Pork butt, shoulder or pork belly (you need 25% fat for this recipe) many Cambodian use pork belly. Do slice the meat into long strip. Lean meat will not taste good.

Marinate 1
2 T of minced garlic
2 T of minced shallots
2 T of soy sauce or fish sauce
1 T of oyster sauce
2 T of honey or brown sugar
1/4 t black pepper
2 T of olive oil to keep the meat moist
1 T of Chinese BBQ Pork seasoning for red color

Marinate 2
Most street in Cambodia do it with coconut milk
1/3 cup of coconut milk ( just like add oil to make the meat moist)
2 to 3 T of soy sauce or fish sauce
2 T of honey or sugar
1 T of Chinese BBQ pork seasoning

Mix and marinate the meat for few hours or over night
Grill the meat on charcoal or gas grill over medium heat until done

Green onion in oil (this part is optional you can use fresh green onion to sprinkle on the top of rice or grill pork when ready to serve)
1/2 cup chopped green onions, olive oil to fry the green onion
Heat about ¼ cup of oil until hot add green onion cook in hot oil for few minutes turn the heat off and let it cool.

 Chili sauce
1 T of minced shallot
 2 T fish sauce
 lime juice as much as you like
1 Thai Chili minced
1 t if sugar more or less up to you
Mix everything together set aside, adjust the flavor to your taste

To serve the bbq pork over rice you need white rice or broken rice or fried rice. Cut the grill pork to bite size add on top of the rice drizzle green onion oil, sweet and sour sauce and serve with fresh cucumbers.

Enjoy!

Oven Roasted Red Potato

Oven Roasted Red Potato

2 lbs of red potatoes cut to bite size
1/3 cup of olive oil
1 pgk of onion soup mix
2 T chopped fresh rosemary

In a baking dish combine all the ingredients with the potatoes
Bake in the preheat oven at 450 degree for 40 minutes turn few time during baking.

Enjoy!

No bake Pumpkin Pie

No bake Pumpkin Pie

1(9 inch) graham cracker crust
1 (.25) pgk unflavored gelatin
1 t ground cinnamon
1/2 t ground ginger
1/2 t ground nutmeg
1/2 t salt
1 (14oz) can condensed milk
2 eggs, beaten
1 (15oz) can pumpkin

In a saucepan combine gelatin, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg, salt.
Then stir in condensed milk and beaten eggs, mixing well.
Over low heat stirring the mixture constantly until gelatin dissolves and mixture thickens.
Remove from heat.

Stir in pumpkin mixture thoroughly and pour mixture into graham cracker crust.
Chill for 3 hours before serving.

Enjoy!

Green tomato Salad

Green tomato Salad

If you have green tomato don’t through it away, make salad to go with grill chicken or fish.
This is not exact recipe and you can add the seasoning and herb according to your taste.

3 to 4 green tomatoes sliced thin
2 to 3 shallots sliced thin
2 clove of garlic minced
3 to 4 T of fish sauce
Vinegar to taste if the tomato is not sour enough
Sugar to taste
1 Jalapeño sliced thin
2 green onions chopped

Mix everything together adjust the flavor to you taste. Serve green tomato salad with grill chicken or fish.

Enjoy!