*Chargrilled eggplant with shallot and chilli (Cà tím nuóʼng)

from Secrets of the Red Lantern: Stories and Recipes from the Heart (page 234) by Pauline Nguyen and Luke Nguyen andMark Jensen

  • spring onions
  • Thai bird’s eye chiles
  • Japanese eggplants
  • fish sauce
  • Asian shallots
  • raw peanuts
  • limes

Vietnam National Day (September 2) Happy Ngày Quốc Khánh

Love this dish!

Served with:

Dipping fish sauce (Nuóc măm châm) (p31)

  • Thai bird’s eye chiles
  • fish sauce
  • rice vinegar
  • limes

Spring onion oil (Mõ hành) (p37)

  • spring onions
  • vegetable oil

Fried red Asian shallots (Hành phi) (p38)

  • Asian shallots
  • vegetable oil

Roasted peanuts (Đâu phông rang) (p38)

  • raw peanuts

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