STICKY RICE VIETNAM RECIPES

When Vietnamese cooks stuff fowl for roasting, the dressing is often made with sticky rice. These preparations, which bridge Vietnamese and French culinary traditions, commonly include lotus seeds, too. My family prefers the flavor of chestnuts, however, which we simmer in chicken stock, butter, and cilantro. The presence of shiitake mushrooms and Cognac in this recipe illustrates yet another marriage of East and West. This dressing is good with roast turkey, chicken, game hens, and goose. While you may stuff the birds, I find baking the dressing separately is easier, plus the grains on the bottom form a tasty crust. Shelling and peeling chestnuts is time-consuming, but this recipe doesn’t require many of them. For guidance on buying and peeling the nuts, see the accompanying Note.

Provided by SPLENDIDTABLE.ORG

• Ingredients

Vietnamese recipes are unlike anything you'll find in Asia. Despite their close proximity to other nations, Vietnamese cuisine uses a combination of five distinct fundamental flavors ( ngu v?). Vietnamese dishes often have a flavor or flavors reflective of one or more of these essential elements. For example, many Vietnamese recipes often use mint, ginger,

Provided by Cassie Marshall

• Ingredients