Canh Giò Sống Nấu với Kim Châm (Pork with Enoki Soup)

Ingredients:
-1/2 lb mộc/giò sống (Vietnamese pork meat paste) or ground pork
-1 package enoki mushrooms (about ¼ lb)
-1 carrot
-a few leaves of napa napa cabbage
-water
-salt, sugar

What to Do:
Cut carrots and napa napa into bite size pieces. Break enoki mushrooms. Add water to a pot and add carrots and meat paste a tsp at a time. Bring to a boil add enoki mushrooms and napa napa and wait for the soup to boil again add salt and sugar to taste.

Cà Nướng Mở Hành (Grill Eggplants)

Ingredients:
-2 eggplants
-onion oil
-fish sauce

What to Do:
Wash eggplant and randomly prick with a fork. Grill or broil over high heat until the eggplant’s peel turns brown and eggplant is tender. Quickly dip eggplant in water before peeling away the brown outer skin. “Fluff” up the eggplant using a fork, spread with onion oil and fish sauce, and serve with hot rice.