Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

Vegetable oil -- for deep
Frying
40 Shrimp chips --
Approximately
1 tb Unsalted peanuts
1 tb Sesame seeds
1 oz Dried shrimp
Soaked in hot water for 30
Minutes
2 oz Fresh pork sides
2 oz Uncooked shrimp in the
Shell
Salt
1 md Unpeeled cucumber
Halved lengthwise, seeded --
And sliced thinly
1 lg Carrot -- shredded
1 c Fresh beansprouts
1 oz Cooked chicken meat -- cut
Into thin strips
1 tb Chopped mint
1/2 tb Chopped lemon grass
Salt
1 lg Peeled grapefruit
Sectioned and cut crosswise
Into 1 inch pieces
Cilantro sprigs -- for
Garnish

------------------------EGG PANCAKES-----------------------------
2 Eggs
1/4 ts Nuoc Mam sauce
Freshly ground black pepper
Vegetable oil
1 Clove garlic -- minced
1 Fresh chili pepper -- seeded
And minced
1/2 tb Sugar
1/2 tb Fresh lime juice
1/2 tb Rice vinegar
1 1/2 tb Nuoc Mam sauce

*(Thit Ga Tron Voi Buoi, Rau Thom Va Sa).

1. Heat about 2 inches oil to 350° in a wok. Add the chips 2-3 at a
time and keep them immersed in the oil with a pair of chopsticks or
perforated spoon until puffy. This should take about 10 seconds.
Turn and cook for the same length of time. When f

2. Rub down the wok, return it to a moderate heat and cook the
peanuts. Stir constantly until the peanuts are golden brown - about 5
minutes. Grind with a grinder or put between a couple of sheets of
clean strong paper and grind with a rolling pin or m

Recipe Source: VIETNAMESE COOKING - EXOTIC DELIGHTS FROM INDO-CHINA by
Paulette Do Van. Published by Chartwell Books, Inc. Copyright (c)
1993. Recipe formatted by Olivia Liebermann RDSE68B on May, 1995.

Recipe By : "Vietnamese Cooking" by Paulette Do Van, Chartwell
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