Vietnamese Recipes: Contemporary Method

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Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Southeast Asian Flavors: Adventures in Cooking the Foods of Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia & Singapore

By Robert Danhi

Published 2008

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Ingredients

  • ½ cup Sugar
  • ½ cup Water (divided use)

Method

  1. Combine sugar and ¼ cup of water in small saucepan until a smooth paste is formed.
  2. Heat over medium heat until mixture begins to bubble and sugar is melted.
  3. Continue to simmer without stirring until it turns very deep brown. It will be foaming and smoke will start to rise, color should be reddish-black.
  4. Stand back as you cautiously add water: i