Food Minia

Easy Vietnamese Won Ton Soup One of my favorite soups that my mom would make.  My sister, Lynn, and I have adapted her recipe to make it easy.  My family could eat several bowls in one sitting. I NGREDIENTS: 1 lb unseasoned ground pork 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon sugar 1 teaspoon pepper 1 bunch of green onion chopped 2-3 packages of won ton wraps 2 32 oz boxes of chicken broth 1/2-1 teaspoon of fish sauce per bowl of soup DIRECTIONS: Fill half of a medium sauce pan with water.  Cook at medium-high heat.  In the mean time mix pork with salt, sugar, pepper, and half of green onions.   Take about a teaspoon of pork filling and place into center of won ton wrap.  Use water as a sealer and fold up to make a ghost shaped won ton.  Set aside.   In another medium to large sauce pan heat chicken broth on medium-high heat.  Place won tons in pan with heated water.  Water should be an a low boil.  Cook won tons (about 2 minutes) until won tons float to top then wait 30 seconds.  Drain out water

Photastic Vietnamese Turkey Brine by Kim Knudsen in Nome, Alaska 6 quarts tap water 1 pound kosher salt 3 cup dark brown sugar 1 cup soy sauce ¼ cup fish sauce 10 star anise 8 inches of ginger root bruised and cut in half* 2 bunch of green onion cut into quarters 5 stalks of lemon grass bruised and cut into quarters* 2 heads of garlic broken into individual cloves, unpeeled, but bruised* 5 pounds of ice cubes 14 to 18 pound turkey, cleaned, innards removed 1 cup unsalted butter, softened 2 lemons, zested Directions In a medium pot, bring 3 quarts of the tap water to a boil over medium heat.  Put the kosher salt in a large bowl and slowly pour the boiling water over the salt.  Stir to blend. Add brown sugar, soy sauce, fish sauce, star anise, ginger, green onion, lemon grass, and garlic.  Stir to blend.  Add the remaining 3 quarts of cool water.  Add the ice to a cooler or bucket lined with a turkey bag large enough to hold the brine and the turkey.  Pour the brine over the ic