If you tied me down and covered me with daddy long legs in an attempt to make me tell you my most favorite kind of food, I would gasp out in my dying breath (because certainly when one is covered with daddy long legs, one will will without a doubt die from fright), that it would have to be Vietnamese. And please don’t say, “Sure, Pam it’s because you adopted your daughters from there.” Because while yes, Vietnam did give me my three sweeties, it also gives me food that I can always count on. Food that never disappoints. Food that is bright and fresh and tingles the taste buds.
So, when I saw that Anh of A food lovers’ journey and Hong and Kim from Ravenous Couple had teamed up to form an event called Delicious Vietnam, I stuck a sticky on my computer monitor, and the rest, as they say, is history.
For my first entry, I turned to my very, very favorite Vietnamese cookbook: Quick & Easy Vietnamese: 75 Everyday Recipes
Grilled Salmon with Chili-Lime Sauce
- For the salmon
- 2 T. vegetable oil
- 2 T. coarsely chopped fresh ginger
- 1 T. chopped garlic
- 1 T. chopped shallots or onion
- 2 T. fish sauce
- 1 T. soy sauce
- 1 T. sugar
- 1 1/4 pounds salmon, tuna, halibut or other meaty fish
- For the sauce
- 1/4 cup fish sauce
- 3 T. freshly squeezed lime juice
- 2 T. water
- 2 T. sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon chili-garlic sauce or other hot sauce (I used 1/2 to 1 whole teaspoon)
- 1 T. thinly sliced green onion
Combine all of the ingredients for the salmon marinade (oil, ginger, garlic, onion, fish sauce, soy sauce, and sugar), stir to dissolve the sugar. Pour over the fish, turn to coat and cover and set aside for 20 to 30 minutes or refrigerate for up to one day.
Combine the ingredients for the sauce in a small bowl or glass jar.
Grill the fish on a hot grill for about 5 minutes each side. Serve with the sauce.
Serves 3 to 4
33 comments:
This is exactly the sort of food I am craving right now - it looks great :)
that looks great Pam....love all the flavors.
A gorgeous recipe! I didn't realize that your daughters were Vietnamese. I had a favor student who was from Vietnam; she was so beautiful.
I didn't know about your adopted daughters. That is so neat! How old are all of them? Tell us more.
I don't think I've ever had Vietnamese food--but what you have listed and pictures sounds GREAT.
Hugs,
Betsy
That's a great looking piece of fish and plate of food
I think if I had to choose just one type of food to eat for the rest of my life, it would be vietnamese. Yum!
Oh my goodness this looks fabulous and no, Pam, we didn't have salmon last night but we're going to be having this PDQ. BTW - great photos
Vietnamese cooking is light and flavourful Pam.
ooh yum love salmon
I'm going to try this! Thanks, Pam.
That sounds so dang good! much more fancy than the salmon I did the other day..
If covered with daddy long legs, I would just die of fright without being able to answer. Then I would request that someone shoot the fool who brought those things into my house!
Fabulous! The flavors must be absolutely fantastic with chili-lime sauce!
I had no idea you had three kids from that country! I have a handful of recipes from there, but no in depth knowledge of the cuisine...
I love this cookbook too! And how wonderful that you have Vietnamese daughters. There is real gentleness in the Vietnamese people I've met and I was fortunate to travel there about ten years ago.
Since I only discovered you last year, I wasn't familiar with the "adopted daughters" post - I just read it...and I'm in a pool of tears over here.
LOL...daddy long legs??? Mine would be Bald-Faced Hornets...or June Bugs. I had no idea you adopted children from Vietnam! Very cool. I love Vietnamese food, but have to admit Thai is my favorite. This salmon looks delicious. Another bookmarked!
Oh Pam, this entry is wonderful. The food,and the love you have for your three kids - amazing. Thanks so much for supporting this event.
This recipe (and mostly the photos) make me want to like salmon. Should I give it another try?
This looks so healthy, fresh and delicious! I love that chili lime sauce - I made a similar one today to go over veggies.
Pam - I followed the link and read the story about how you adopted your three girls. I'm so glad that you shared that with us. They are beautiful and you and your husband are amazing!
That is hands down one of the best sauces I've seen. It sounds delicious and will be tries here over the weekend. I hope you are having a wonderful day. Blessings...Mary
sadly, vietnamese food is pretty much off my radar completely. clearly, i'm missing out on something special!
incidentally, as spiders go, i find daddy long legs to be the least threatening of all for some wacky reason. :)
Sounds delicious!! I've been wondering about Vietnamese food lately...I'll have to go check this out!
After doing Vietnam for Regional Recipes, I've come to really like Vietnamese food! That chili-lime sauce sounds delicious.
What once was exotic and thought to be only had at as Asian restaurant can now be reproduced in our own home. I have these pantry items and this dish is easy & sounds yum.
That is an interesting spin on the usual ol' salmon. I love the addition of Sriracha sauce, mmmmm.
Hi Pam - I'm with you. For my next overseas vacation I really want to take cooking school in Vietnam! Your dish looks perfect!
LL
looks like a great salmon recipe!! I love using different spices it really gives you a nice change of pace!
cheers!!
you've hit the trifecta, chile, lime, nuoc mam!
I love Vietnamese food. this looks like a delicious recipe.
Mimi
That looks utterly delicious! Have no connection to Vietnam whatsoever, apart from the fact that I find myself becoming more and more attracted to its food!
Made this for dinner last night. Thank you for the recipe!!
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