5 hue Recipes

whole broiler-fryer chicken, thigh and leg scored for faster cooking, garlic cloves, black peppercorns , lightly toasted in a pan and ground, ground black pepper, kosher salt (to taste), sugar, freshly squeezed lime juice, yellow onion, sliced paper-thin, rinsed (about 1/2 cup), thai chiles (optional) or 1 serrano chili, chopped to taste (optional), loosely packed rau ram, leaves (vietnamese cilantro) or 1 cup mint leaf, vegetable oil, butter lettuce leaves , preferably inner leaves or 4 romaine leaves

ham hock, stalks lemongrass, crushed and sliced thin, nuoc nam, sugar, sea salt, shrimp paste (mam ruoc), black pepper, boneless sirloin, boneless pork loin, rice noodles, cooked, bean sprouts, thai holy basil (regular basil ok), fresh mint, fresh cilantro, sambal oelek or 4 tsp hot chili sauce, fresh thai red chili peppers (optional), lime, cut into quarters

ham hock, stalks lemongrass, crushed and sliced thin, nuoc nam, sugar, sea salt, black pepper, boneless sirloin, boneless pork loin, rice noodles, cooked, bean sprouts, thai holy basil (regular basil ok), fresh mint, fresh cilantro, sambal oelek or 4 tsp hot chili sauce, fresh thai red chili peppers (amount optional), lime, cut into quarters

raw shrimp, in shell (smaller shrimp preferred), garlic cloves, rock sugar (pounded to a powder) or 1 tsp granulated sugar, egg whites , beaten until frothy, rice powder, fresh ground black pepper, lard or 2 tbsp cooking oil