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Saturday, December 22, 2012

Rice paper rolls

Whatever ingredients - bbq pork, fried tofu, thinly sliced cucumber and carrot, cooked prawns, coriander, mint, vietnamese mint, crushed peanuts, lettuce. Soak vermicelli noodles then boil for a minute or so.

Make sauce - kecap manis, tomato sauce, tamarind, rice vinegar, lime, sesame oil.

Prepare rice papers on plate by brushing with warm water then wait about 30 seconds.

Result: 4.5
Preparation: easy with brushed rice papers

Asian pork balls

Pork balls: minced pork, onion, white pepper, five spice, sesame oil, rice flour, egg. Mix very well and throw hard into bowl to split fat through it. Make small balls and steam in wok for 10 mins. Fry in hot oiled wok for about 1 min, then sauce with oyster, 2 cubes chicken stock and a little soy. Serve on top of stirfried veges, with rice.

Result: 4  and kids loved it.
Preparation: meatballs a bit messy but quick to cook.