There’s nothing better than spending the weekend with family and enjoying delicious meals, right everyone! Today’s Cooking tips section will summarize 18 simple, extremely attractive family meals for the weekend to make your home even more cheerful. Let’s cook together!
1. Vermicelli with fried tofu and shrimp paste
If we mention family meals on the weekend, the first dish that cannot be missed is vermicelli with fried tofu and shrimp paste. The whole family gathers around a tray of vermicelli with all the colors, accompanied by various “toppings” filling the tray and the characteristic aroma of shrimp paste, enjoying the meal while chatting is just perfect, isn’t it!
Tofu and various types of fried fish cakes are golden and crispy, rich and fragrant, eaten with vermicelli and a bit of fresh herbs, cucumber that is crunchy and sweet. The pork is boiled just right with chewy, fatty skin and tender meat. Dipping it in shrimp paste that is salty and spicy, mixed with a bit of lime and sweet and sour sugar. Just hearing about it makes you “water your mouth” already!
See details: How to make delicious vermicelli with fried tofu and shrimp paste that you can’t resist
2. Seafood Hotpot
The next dish that TasteVN wants to introduce to everyone and families on weekends is seafood hotpot. Especially on chilly days, sitting with family by a steaming hotpot, fragrant and delicious, will surely make your weekend happier and warmer!
The seafood hotpot has a sweet broth from bones, with a bit of richness from the crab paste. The seafood includes crabs, shrimp, and fresh, firm squid. The tofu is fried until golden and added to the hotpot, enhancing the light richness of the broth, mixed with the slight sourness from tomatoes and the spiciness of ginger.
3. Grilled pork noodle
For those “tired of rice” days, you should try making grilled pork noodle with a few simple steps, along with beautiful presentation to invite the whole family to enjoy right away!
A bowl of grilled pork noodle with a full range of colors from various fresh herbs, bean sprouts, noodles, and meat makes the dish more attractive and appetizing. The meat is marinated richly, grilled to a slight char, and topped with a bit of green onion oil for a fatty finish to eat with the meat. Pick up a piece of noodle with fresh herbs, pickles, and add a bit of chili fish sauce to help balance the flavors of the dish.
4. Chicken hotpot with Vietnamese balm
Another hotpot dish that TasteVN wants to introduce to you is chicken hotpot with Vietnamese balm. You don’t have to go far for the whole family to enjoy the famous chicken hotpot with Vietnamese balm right in your own kitchen with just a few steps.
The hotpot with chicken and Vietnamese balm is steaming hot, fragrant with the distinctive aroma of Vietnamese balm. The broth is sweet and light because it is simmered with chicken, seasoned to perfection. When you sip a spoonful of the hotpot, you can also feel the mild sourness of the pickled bamboo shoots blending into the broth. The chicken is tender and sweet. You can serve the hotpot with noodles along with some mushrooms and fresh vegetables to enhance the flavor!
See details: How to cook fragrant and flavorful chicken hotpot with Vietnamese balm that’s addictive
5. Beef stew
The beef stew dish is also an equally attractive choice for the family meal. Because this dish can be enjoyed with rice, noodles, and you can also pair it with bread which is still very delicious.
The beef is tender, marinated just right with the fragrant smell of butter when sautéed. The sauce is thick, flavorful with a bit of the strong taste of wine, and the colors are very attractive. Potatoes and carrots are cooked until tender but not mushy. Dipping the meat in lime pepper salt or chili salt makes it incredibly delicious!
6. Peking Duck
Peking Duck with a shiny golden skin is enticing. The duck meat is tender, well-soaked in marinade with the fragrant aroma from five spice powder that makes the duck even more delicious. The crispy skin is crackling, slicing a piece of meat dipped in the uniquely flavored Peking sauce that excites your taste buds, making you want to keep eating this dish forever.
You can also wrap the duck meat with rice paper along with cucumber, scallions, and then dip it in the sauce, which is also very tasty! What are you waiting for? Get into the kitchen and make this delicious dish and enjoy it with your family!
7. Steamed Fish with Soy Sauce
Family meals should not only be delicious but also nutritious for health! That’s why you cannot miss the steamed carp with soy sauce dish.
The steamed carp with soy sauce is fragrant and hot. The meat of carp is tender and sweet, blending with the pungent, sweet taste of onion and the spicy flavor of ginger. The soy sauce brings a sweet and salty taste that is well-balanced and seeps into the fish. If you wrap this with rice paper or serve it with hot rice, everyone will rave about how delicious it is.
8. Grilled Duck
If you are looking for a grilled dish for the family on weekends, then try grilled duck in 3 ways: satay grilled duck, salt and chili grilled duck, and grilled duck with galangal right away!
The duck meat is evenly coated with grilling spices. After grilling, the skin is golden and crispy, accompanied by the aromatic fragrance of the spices. Tasting a piece of meat, you will feel the firm texture of the duck meat, along with a rich flavor on your palate.
9. Spicy and Sour Thai Hotpot
The spicy and sour Thai hotpot is hot and delicious, perfect for being listed in your cooking handbook! With just a few simple steps and easily found ingredients, you can have a hotpot ready to enjoy with your family this weekend!
The hotpot broth is sour and spicy, featuring distinct Thai flavors. The accompanying seafood is fresh and sweet, combined with tofu, tomatoes, and the spicy aroma of lemongrass and ginger, helping to warm you up on rainy days! What are you waiting for? Let’s try making spicy and sour Thai hotpot right now!
10. Grilled Fish in Foil
On weekends, helping the family with cooking, some clean the fish, some marinate, some grill the fish, then serve it on a plate – what could be happier than that!
The grilled fish in foil, when opened, reveals steaming hot fish inside with a fragrant aroma. The fish meat is tender, fatty, and sweet, evenly soaked with spices. Prepare an additional bowl of green chili salt or chili salt, and squeeze a little sour lemon to dip with the fish to make the dish even more delicious and appealing.
11. BBQ Ribs
Another must-try grilled dish for weekends spent with family and friends is BBQ ribs. The free time on weekends is the perfect opportunity to make this dish as it requires enough time to marinate the ribs for the spices to soak in evenly.
The ribs marinated evenly with BBQ sauce turn a beautiful golden color when grilled. Picking up a rib to taste, the meat is tender and delicious, grilled perfectly. The rich sauce seeps into every fiber of the meat. So why wait? Prepare the ingredients to make the ribs right away!
12. Fried Shrimp Rolls
If you are a fan of fried dishes, then the fried shrimp rolls are definitely worth your effort to make at home to invite your family over during those leisurely weekends! The recipe is quite simple, and I must say, it’s absolutely delicious!
Taking a bite of a fried shrimp roll, you will hear the “crunchy” sound of the crispy shell. Inside, the shrimp meat is soft and sweet, seasoned just right. This fried shrimp roll, when dipped in chili sauce or ketchup, will surely stimulate your taste buds. Prepare a few cans of beer to make your weekend meal even more lively!
13. Salt and lemongrass steamed chicken
Salt and lemongrass steamed chicken with the “bubbling” sound of salt grains popping and the faint aroma of lemongrass will make your whole family restless to enjoy this steamed chicken dish right away!
The chicken is hot, fragrant with the taste of lemongrass and coarse salt. The chicken skin is golden and not cracked, the skin is fatty, and the chicken meat is tender and delicious, perfectly blended with the light sourness of kaffir lime leaves. Prepare an additional bowl of chili salt with finely chopped kaffir lime leaves for dipping the chicken, and the meal will be even more flavorful!
See details: 2 recipes for delicious and easy salt and pepper steamed chicken and lemongrass steamed chicken
14. Bamboo shoot duck stew
Bamboo shoot duck stew – a dish with a name that may still be quite unfamiliar to many of you. But TasteVN is sure that once you and your family members enjoy this dish while it’s still hot along with some noodles, you will be enchanted by its flavors!
The broth is rich, sweet, fragrant, along with firm, tender, delicious duck meat that doesn’t have a gamey smell. To make the dish even more delicious, we can’t forget the crispy sweetness of bamboo shoots, along with the spicy flavor of ginger. Making an additional bowl of ginger garlic dipping sauce will warm your stomach on rainy days!
15. Steamed clams with lemongrass
These tiny clams (ngheu) steamed to perfection in a pot will help create a small feast for your family’s weekend! Why not try cooking this dish and treat your family!
The clams are fragrant with the spicy flavor of lemongrass and chili, spreading throughout the kitchen. The broth is clear and sweet from the clams; tasting a spoonful of the broth will warm your stomach with the lemongrass and chili. The clam meat is chewy, tender, and delicious. The dish will taste even better when you dip it into the chili dipping sauce with the perfect balance of sour, spicy, and salty flavors!
16. Grilled meat skewers with vegetables
The weekend is here, let’s help the family chop onions, bell peppers into square pieces and then skewer them with the grilled meat. The skewers are fragrant, grilled evenly golden with vibrant colors from the vegetables making them more appealing. The meat is marinated with bold flavors, tender and juicy, combined with the sweet, slightly pungent taste of onions and bell peppers.
Sitting around the family by the glowing charcoal fire, chatting and grilling meat is just wonderful. Let’s try the grilled meat skewers with vegetables right away!
17. Grilled Char Siu Chicken
If you are a fan of grilled dishes, then you should never miss out on the delicious and flavorful grilled Char Siu chicken for your weekends! A little hint is that this dish is extremely easy to make, so quickly roll up your sleeves and get into the kitchen with Điện máy XANH!
The grilled chicken platter is fully prepared with side dishes such as kimchi, salt and lime, Vietnamese coriander, and cucumber. The chicken is grilled evenly, resulting in a crispy, golden, and shiny outer layer that is mouth-watering just to look at. The chicken meat is tender and sweet, infused with spices, and this dish is even more delicious when served with sticky rice!
18. Crispy Fried Carp
The last dish that TasteVN wants to send to you and your family is crispy fried carp. The carp is fried until golden and crispy, with the skin crunching in your mouth. When you pick up a piece of fish, you will find the inside of the fish hot, with tender, fatty, and sweet white flesh seasoned just right.
Wrap a bit of fish meat with rice paper and fresh vegetables, dip it into a bowl of sweet and sour fish sauce and it will be absolutely delicious! This dish goes perfectly with rice or vermicelli! Just a few simple steps and you have a truly delicious fish dish, isn’t it a great deal? Don’t miss out on this wonderful dish!
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Hope that with this summary of 18 family weekend meals, it helps your family to gather together, chat, and enjoy delicious and appealing dishes. Wishing you success in your cooking!
