Lemper Ayam are sticky coconut rice packages filled with a deliciously spiced chicken filling, flavoured with fresh kurkuma, lemongrass, lime leaves, ginger, and a ton of other yummy ingredients. Each bite is fragrant, savoury, and just the right amount of sticky—basically, comfort food at its finest! It’s not very difficult, but definitely a bit of a labour of love. It took me about 2.5 hours from start to finish (luckily, I find pottering around in the kitchen super relaxing). The key is to take your time—letting the rice absorb all that coconut goodness, slowly cooking the Lemper Ayam filling until…
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Continue ReadingVietnamese Caramelised Chicken with Coconut, Lime & Lemongrass – Sweet, Savoury & Irresistibly Sticky I’ll say a big YES to any Vietnamese dish—I just love the contrast between flavours, textures, and ingredients. And this Vietnamese Caramelised Chicken with Coconut, Lime & Lemongrass hits all the right notes! It’s sweet, savoury,…
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Continue ReadingEvery time I make these little rice cups they get devoured in minutes, they’re just sooo good and sooo moreish! The rice paper cups are super easy to make, just cut rice paper sheets in 6 pieces and fry in a layer of hot vegetable oil in a frying pan.…
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Continue ReadingCha Gio (Vietnamese Fried Spring Rolls) with Nuoc Cham Dipping Sauce are a snack you need to try! Crispy rice paper spring rolls filled with pork and prawns, wrapped in crunchy lettuce with fresh mint leaves, and dipped in a spicy, tangy, salty, and sweet dipping sauce—what’s not to like?…
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Continue ReadingWait, where has this sauce been all my life!? It’s absolutely ridiculous, it truly is finger licking good. What is it you say? It’s a mix of butter, olive oil, loads of garlic and anchovies. Slowly cooked together for ± 15 minutes so all the flavours infused. So. Damn. Good.…
