Recipe challenge!

[muckefuck]

I'd like to preface this post by pointing out that e.'s exact words while eating bò xào lăn at Pasteur were, "If you can find a recipe for this, I'll try to make it."

-2 pounds thịt bò , thái miếng vuông 3 cm 2 lbs. beef, cut into 3 cm. squares
-1/2 muỗng thì là thái nhuyễn 1/2 tbsp. finely chopped dill leaves
-1/2 muỗng ớt bột 1/2 tbsp. chili powder
-1 muỗng bột nghệ 1 tbsp. saffron powder
-2 muỗng dầu ăn 2 tbsp. cooking oil
-3 cũ hành thát lát 3 thát lát onions (scallions?)
-3 muỗng gừng giã nhuyễn 3 tbsp. finely ground ginger
-3 củ tõi đâm nhuyễn 3 bulbs garlic, crushed
-1 nhánh quế khô 1 stick cinnamon
-1/3 chén giấm tiêu 1/3 c. pepper vinegar
-1 muỗng đường 1 tbsp. sugar?
-1 muỗng muối 1 tbsp. salt
-1 muỗng tiêu và lá cà ri 1 tbsp. "pepper and curry leaves" (curry pepper?)

- Cho thì là, rau mùi, lá cà ri, ớt bột, bột nghệ vào tô nhỏ, trộn đều
Put the dill, "fragrant vegetables", curry leaves, chili pepper, and saffron in a small bowl, mix well.

- Dầu nóng, cho thịt bò vào chảo, đảo đều, thịt bò vừa chín, cho ra tô
Heat oil, add beef to pan, "pray" well. When the beef is done, add the contents of the bowl.

- Cho củ hành, gừng, tỏi, quế vào chảo, trộn đều, để lửa vừa phải
Add onions, ginger, garlic, cinnamon to the pan, mix well, cook on medium heat

- Cho thịt bò, gia vị, trộn đều
Add beef and spices; mix well

- Cho giấm, muối, tiêu, đường, đậy nắp, để nhỏ Lửa, vớt bỏ quế
Add vinegar, salt, pepper, and sugar; cover; reduce heat to low; remove cinnamon.

Comments

Okaaaay...

[(Anonymous)]

Does Babblefish do Vietnamese?

-e

Re: Okaaaay...

[muckefuck.livejournal.com]

No, but I do! Sort of.

Fortune favors the Sterno

[pacotelic.livejournal.com]

Been gazing at a UTF table?

[currawong.livejournal.com]

Seems pretty straightforward to me. I might give it a whirl. I know curry leaves, but not pepper leaves. I guess pepper vinegar is vinegar which has peppercorns steeped in it?

[muckefuck.livejournal.com]

Actually, it's "(pepper) and (curry leaves)" [(tiêu) và (lá cà ri)--lá is leaf]. That's why I was wondering if they were referring to a ground mix of pepper and curry rather than fresh curry leaves.

Good question about the vinegar; I just translated the name literally. My plan is to check out the selection in the Vietnamese groceries near me until I see giấm tiêu. Either it'll have English on it or I'll just buy the bottle.

So the proportions seem all right to you? The online dictionary translates muỗng as "spoon", so I had to guess what kind. On the one hand, two teaspoons of oil is too little to cook with, but one tablespoon of saffron is a serious buttload. Maybe you should try teaspoons first and see if that results in a reasonable amount of seasoning for a kilo of meat. If you do give it a whirl, be sure to post the results for the rest of us.