Cooking with Mrs Hanh

On Wednesday's we drive to Tam Ky to visit a dioxin centre. It is a 1.5-2 hour drive.... but the dioxin centre / school / vocational workshop is so awesome, and has so much potential it is definitely worth it!! (more on this once I get my hands on the photos and videos of Macarena with the kids!

Serious chopping action!

After our visits to the centre we go visit Mrs Hanh and her amazing restaurant/function hall/wedding venue for lunch. It is amazing, and there is always way too much food! delicious delicious food!

she is also a champion chopper. Seriously, I have never seen someone cut carrot, tomatoes, pineapple - basically anything so perfect and small and neat.

Amazing eggplant of magic - this will be getting made when I return,
so come visit me if you want some!

Now - time for ... MAGIC PEANUT SAUCE

Mrs Hanh making magic

Blend 

1 cup roasted peanuts and 1/3 cup sesame seeds until small bits

Dice baby onions, 3 garlic cloves and 1 red chilli.

Very very finely dice:    one small peeled tomato, 1/4 cup peeled carrot, 1/4 cup pineapple.

Sauce

mix 1/3 cup white sugar, 1/2 cup water, 1/3 cup fish sauce and 1/2 a lime juice in a bowl.

Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in deep pot, fry onion until brown.

add tomato and allow to cook through, add carrots and pineapple, 1/2 the peanuts, fish sauce mix, garlic and chilli. 

Cook for about 5 minutes

Mix sauce and remaining peanuts in serving bowl.

Perfect for any dipping sauce - spring rolls, vegetables, bread

The peanut sauce of awesome

Enjoy