In a bowl, combine warm water and 1 tablespoon of sugar and stir. Add yeast and stir. Set aside for 8-10 minutes until yeast activated and foamy.| beyondsweetandsavory.com
We share tried and true recipes from our kitchen influenced by our Vietnamese heritage, the seasons, and travel.| Beyond Sweet and Savory
These passion fruit pavlova nests feature a crisp exterior with marshmallow center topped with tangy passion fruit curd and fresh strawberries. To use up the passion fruit that my friend gifted me, I made passion fruit ice cream and passion fruit cheesecake. With a lot of egg whites left from making those desserts, I decided... Read More The post Passion Fruit Pavlova Nests appeared first on Beyond Sweet and Savory.| Beyond Sweet and Savory
This passion fruit cheesecake features the perfect balance of rich creaminess and bright and tangy note of passion fruit. When it comes to cheesecake, I gravitate toward Basque cheesecake. However this passion fruit cheesecake is a rare exception that I have made for over fifteen years. When our passion fruit vines were still alive, we... Read More The post Passion Fruit Cheesecake appeared first on Beyond Sweet and Savory.| Beyond Sweet and Savory
My passion fruit Basque cheesecake features an intensely creamy filling with a tangy, fruity note in contrast to its burnished top.| Beyond Sweet and Savory
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My spot prawn chawanmushi has a delicate flavor and silky custard studded with prawns and shiitake mushrooms.| Beyond Sweet and Savory
My Japanese chicken curry is an easy weeknight version filled with tender chicken and sweet root vegetables in a savory thick sauce.| Beyond Sweet and Savory
My furikake tamago sando delivers richness and the complex flavor of furikake with soft-boiled egg nestled between pillowy shokupan.| Beyond Sweet and Savory
This crab sunomono makes the perfect side dish with refreshing and crunchy cucumber, sweet crab meat, and toasted sesame seeds.| Beyond Sweet and Savory
Chicken karaage doesn't get any better than this. With a handful of ingredients you can recreate this izakaya classic that tastes like it came from Japan. Our entire family loves fried chicken from the Vietnamese fish sauce wings, spicy Korean fried chicken wings, the fingerlicking good Taiwanese popcorn chicken, and the classic American fried chicken... Read More The post Chicken Karaage or Japanese Fried Chicken appeared first on Beyond Sweet and Savory.| Beyond Sweet and Savory
Take your weeknight dinner to the next level with this crunchy and succulent tonkatsu. Enjoy the tonkatsu with rice and cucumber sunomono for a hearty meal. Tonkatsu is one of all our time favorite weeknight dinners. We love the thin pork cutlet breaded in flour, eggs, and crunchy panko breadcrumbs then fried to golden perfection.... Read More The post Tonkatsu with Cucumber Sunomono and Tonkatsu Sauce appeared first on Beyond Sweet and Savory.| Beyond Sweet and Savory
This delectable coconut pandan tart features a buttery crust filled with a light pandan custard and coconut, topped by a toasty meringue layer. Lately my local Vietnamese grocery stores started carrying fresh pandan leaves. I couldn’t resist loading up on them and experimenting with a bunch of pandan desserts. One pandan dessert that I return... Read More The post Coconut Pandan Tart appeared first on Beyond Sweet and Savory.| Beyond Sweet and Savory
This Vietnamese banana croissant pudding brings all the textures and flavors with the bruleed bananas, warm pudding, coconut sauce, and toasted peanuts.| Beyond Sweet and Savory
Muah chee (peanut mochi) is a fun treat made of glutinous rice and coated in a roasted peanut-sesame mixture then enjoyed with crispy fried shallots. Having been a mochi enthusiast for a long time, I recently discovered a new mochi dessert that I really like, muah chee or peanut mochi. It’s a popular Malaysian snack... Read More The post Muah Chee Peanut Mochi appeared first on Beyond Sweet and Savory.| Beyond Sweet and Savory
This Hawaiian garlic shrimp makes a crowd pleasing dinner with garlicky, buttery shrimp and steamed rice.| Beyond Sweet and Savory
The Taiwanese popcorn chicken features tender pieces of chicken covered in the crunchy yet light coating and gentle heat from the spiced salt.| Beyond Sweet and Savory
These hotteok make a fun snack with a nutty filling of walnuts, pine nuts, melted brown sugar, and cinnamon enclosed in a tender and chewy dough.| Beyond Sweet and Savory
This chiizu torikatsu is a crowd pleaser with its light and crunch breading, tender chicken, and Harvarti cheese oozing out.| Beyond Sweet and Savory
Hello from sunny San Diego and thank you for visiting Beyond Sweet and Savory! My earliest food memory is sitting beside my mom in a make-shift kitchen in Vietnam cooking rice and and fanning the fire of a charcoal brazier furiously to keep it alive. I loved being in the kitchen with her, watching her...Read More| Beyond Sweet and Savory
This pumpkin Basque cheesecake features a deeply toasted top and creamy spiced pumpkin filling smothered with a rich toffee sauce.| Beyond Sweet and Savory
This spiced pumpkin ruffled milk pie has a beautiful crispy phyllo top surrounded by a comforting pudding like bottom.| Beyond Sweet and Savory