11 hanh recipes

Canh Thit Xao Sa: a fragrant Vietnamese beef soup with lemongrass, fish sauce, shallots, and garlic, topped with fresh coriander and scallions. Light, aromatic, and ready in minutes.

This is a good cookie recipe to use up those over ripe bananas.

Hand print sugar cookies traced from paper cutouts of each family member's hand. Refrigerated dough shortcut, decorated with icings and candies. Memory-keeper recipe.

Mexican-style hand-shredded beef brisket: rubbed with garlic, onion, oregano, and cumin, foil-roasted then broiled. The foundation for tacos, burritos, and enchiladas.

Phoenix Rolls (Banh Phuong Hoang): thin chicken breast slices wrapped around ham and a lemongrass shrimp paste, dusted in cornstarch, and pan-fried until golden. A crispy Vietnamese party bite.

Vietnamese sesame cookies (bánh mè) with toasted sesame both ground into the dough and pressed onto the tops. Crisp, nutty, and sealed with an egg-wash gloss.

A light, veggie-packed chicken soup with carrots, celery, zucchini, yellow squash, and rice, finished with fresh cilantro. Ranch-style comfort in 45 minutes.

Classic manicotti made the authentic way, with handmade egg pasta squares rolled around a ricotta and mozzarella filling, layered in meat sauce and baked under Parmesan. Fresh pasta makes all the difference over boxed tubes.

Instead of adai dosa, the Andhra classic Pesarattu (green gram dosa) pairs beautifully with hand-pound rice. It is light, protein-rich, and a filling breakfast that is also considered one of the best nutrient-rich foods in Andhra homes.

Dragon's Blood Punch with a frozen hand ice mold for Halloween. Apple juice, cranberry juice, and ginger ale create a blood-red punch with a creepy ice hand centerpiece.

Vietnamese sour fish head soup with tangy bamboo, fresh pineapple, and aromatic herbs. A bold, brothy bowl that wakes up your palate.