Vietnamese Rice Recipes

"My housemate bought me Nigella Lawson's Forever Summer Cookbook. It's absolutely gorgeous and there are soooo many amazing recipes I want to try out. This one comes from page 75. I'm just putting the recipe here, however there is a lot more information and serving ideas in the book. **I have made this now and it is very yummy and very easy!"

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Ingredients: fresh ginger, black rice...

"Congee is a rice soup or porridge. It has more the consistency of soup than porridge. I learned this recipe while living in Vietnam. Putting it in the slow cooker at night, I have a lovely breakfast in the morning, though it could be a wonderful, easy soup dinner with a salad. The vegetarian ham could be substituted with firm tofu or vegetarian..."

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Ingredients: dried black mushrooms, fresh coriander leaves...

"This looks a bit lengthy but its really not that complicated. This may be one of the greatest things I have ever cooked up. This recipe comes from Isa Chandra Moskowitz's book Appetite for Reduction - 125+ fast & filling low-fat vegan recipes. She describes it perfectly: "Silky rice noodles, cool cucumbers, and refreshing mint are spiced..."

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Ingredients: mixed greens, cucumbers...

"Posted for ZWT6. The recipe recommends fresh lychees but I imagine you could use canned if you can't find them. Prep time does not include 30 minute marinating time."

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Ingredients: pepper, cornstarch...

"Posted for ZWT6."

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Ingredients: garlic, cooked rice...

"I found this recipe in Wine Enthusiast Magazine. This recipe adapted from the Asian Grill by Corinne Trang, is a traditional Vietnamese "tableside salad" which, true to its name, is assembled at the table. It is based on rice vermicelli, an extemely thin rice noodle, and dressed with nuoc cham, the sweet, sour spicy fish sauce dressing that..."

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Ingredients: Thai red chili peppers, Thai basil...

"Found for playing in the Asian Forum. ;) It's essentialy rice pudding squares. OH MY."

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Ingredients: coconut milk, dark brown sugar...

"A dish I had at a Vietnamese restaurant today and my 1 year old loved it!! I found this recipe at http://recipes.wuzzle.org/index.php/96/3083"

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Ingredients: cornstarch, dried Chinese mushrooms...

"This is a sticky, sweet rice, I got from my husband's family. It can be molded and then sliced to serve. It seems like a long process, but it's not that bad. I omit the peanuts because of my son's allergies. As commented by Elmotoo, you can add the syrup in stages until you get the desired consistency. (Thanks Elmo!)"

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Ingredients: desiccated coconut, fresh ginger...

"I got this recipe from my Husband's family. It's an easy way to jazz up the usual rice. Cook time is estimated, and doesn't take cooking the rice into consideration."

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Ingredients: cooked rice, green onions, oil...

"This is an impressive-looking rice dish with great flavors. Got this recipe when I went on a cooking course in Hanoi and this was one of four dishes I made. Some of the ingredients are a bit out-of-the-ordinary but I promise you, its worth it !"

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Ingredients: pepper, shrimp...