Vietnamese Home Cooking: [A Cookbook]

Vietnamese Home Cooking: [A Cookbook]

by Charles Phan

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222 pages~3.7 hr readPublished by Jacqui SmallPublished 2012-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

  • You want to cook Vietnamese food at home but find most recipes intimidating or require obscure ingredients you can't source.
  • You admire the food at Slanted Door and want to understand how it's actually made, not just order it.
  • You're interested in a cookbook that teaches principles and technique rather than just handing you recipes to follow blindly.

Maybe not for you if...

  • You're looking for quick weeknight dinners; these recipes require proper time and attention.
  • You prefer cookbooks that are purely photos and minimal text without the author's personal narrative.
  • You have no interest in learning about Vietnamese culinary traditions or the reasoning behind the techniques.

About this book

Charles Phan's first cookbook introduces traditional Vietnamese cooking to home cooks by emphasizing fundamental techniques and ingredients. When Phan opened The Slanted Door restaurant in San Francisco in 1995, he presented American diners with authentic Vietnamese food that was robustly flavored, subtly nuanced, and approachable. This collection presents Vietnamese home cooking as attainable as American, French, or Italian cuisine. With instruction and guidance, recipes for dishes like imperial rolls, steamed dumplings, whole fish, and lemongrass beef stew become accessible. Abundant photography documents techniques, equipment, and locations in Vietnam. The book includes master recipes for stocks and sauces, a photographic ingredient guide, and practical tips on selecting a wok and seasoning a clay pot. Phan shares stories from his early days as a refugee through his culinary career, offering a personal guide to Vietnamese cuisine from one of its leading practitioners.

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