This is a real Vietnamese curry. Although adapted from the Indian, which is always made with white potatoes, the Vietnamese version has the option of using white or sweet potatoes, the latter being greatly favored by the Vietnamese. The Indian in - fluence is greatest in the South, where curried dishes are more popular than elsewhere in Vietnam.
This is usually served with noodles as a party dish. When it is part of a family meal, it is eaten with rice. Bach serves this to her children for breakfast, when it is served with French bread - another influence on the cuisine of Vietnam.
If you are using fresh lemon grass, simple remove the outer leaves and upper two - thirds of the stalks, then cut the remainder into 2 - inch lengths. If you are, using, it must be soaked in warm water for 2 hours, then drained and chopped fine.
Combine the curry powder, black pepper, sugar, add salt and marinate the chiken in the mixture for at least in 1 hour. Heat the oil and try the potatoes over high heat until brown. ( It is not necessary to completely cook potatoes at this point, only to brown them). When well browned, remove from the pan and set aside until ready to cook the curry. Pour off most of the oil from the pan, leaving 2 tablespoons for cooking the chicken.
Heat 2 tablespoons oil over ahigh flame. Fry the garlic for a few seconds, then add the bay leaves, onion, and lemon grass; stir briefly and add the marinated chicken, stirring long enough to sear the meat slightly. Add the 2 cups of water and carrot, then cover and bring to a boil. Turn the heat down and simmer for 5 minutes; uncover and stir, then cook, covered, for another 10 minutes. Remove the cover and add the prefried potatoes, the coconut milk, and the milk. Cover again and simmer another 15 minutes. Sever with rice, Rice Sticks, or Japanese Alimentary Paste Noodles.
FRIED RICE
We will prepare: 1-2 green onions, 2 large eggs, 1 teaspoon of salt, a teaspoon of pepper, 4 tablespoons of oil, 4 cups of cold cooked rice, 1-2 tablespoons of light soy sauce.
Firstly, we beat the eggs with salt, pepper, onion. Then we heat the pan and add 2 tablespoons of oil. When the oil is hot, pour the the mixture into the pan. When it is hot, take it out and clean out the pan. Next, we add 2 tablespoons oil, add the rice, stir-fry for a few minutes, using chopsticks to break it apart, stir in the soy sauce. When the rice is heated through, we add the mixture back into the pan. Remember to serve hot.
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CƠM CHIÊN
Chúng ta sẽ chuẩn bị: 1-2 cây hành lá, 2 quả trứng, 1 muỗng cà phê muối, 1 muỗng cà phê tiêu, 4 muỗng canh dầu ăn, 4 chén cơm nguội, 1-2 muỗng canh nước tương. Đầu tiên, chúng ta đánh trứng với muôi, tiêu, hành lá. Sau đó chúng ta làm nóng chảo và thêm 2 muỗng canh dầu ăn. Khi dầu nóng, chúng ta đổ hỗn hợp vào chảo. Kế đến, khi trứng nóng, lấy nó ra và làm sạch chảo. Chúng ta thêm 2 muỗng dầu vào, thêm cơm vào và dùng đũa trộn trong 2 phút để làm rã cơm. Khuấy nước tương và cho vào. Khi cơm chín, bỏ hỗn hợp trứng chiên khi nãy vào chảo. Nhớ ăn nóng.