Discover delicious everyday dishes for under $1.50

These simple recipes are perfect for your family dinner tonight. Easy to make, easy to love.

Say goodbye to mealtime dilemmas. With these everyday delights, a satisfying meal costs you less than $1.50.

Indulge in dish number one: Sweet and sour pork loin

Essential ingredients for dish number one: Sweet and sour pork loin

- Beef sirloin: 250g;

- Tomatoes: 1-2 pieces;

- Flour: 3-4 small spoonfuls;

- Toasted sesame seeds;

- Purple onions, minced garlic;

- Oyster sauce and various seasoning: soup powder, broth mix, fish sauce, sugar.

Instructions for dish number one: Sweet and sour pork loin

Step 1: Prepare the meat by cleaning and cutting it into 3-4cm long pieces. Tenderize the meat with a meat tenderizer, marinate it with some broth mix and oyster sauce to tenderize and add flavor.

Step 2: Marinate for 15 minutes, then coat the meat with flour, dip it in beaten eggs, and fry until golden brown. Remove and drain excess oil.

Step 3: Chop the tomatoes, sauté the onions until fragrant, turn the tomatoes into sauce, season to taste. Add the fried meat to the sauce along with fish sauce, garlic, sugar, chili, add vinegar if you prefer it sour. Transfer the meat to a plate, sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds, and enjoy.

Eye-catching Sweet and Sour Pork

Dish 2: Quail eggs simmered in fish sauce

Quail eggs simmered in fragrant coconut fish sauce, rich and flavorful, crispy on the outside, tender and flavorful on the inside. Costing less than 30 thousand dong, you can make a delicious dish that delights the whole family, especially children.

Unique Fish Sauce Simmered Quail Eggs

Check out how to make simmered quail eggs here

Dish 3: Sour soup with meatballs

Sour soup with meatballs is loved by both adults and children, especially in this summer season. The recipe is very simple, cost-effective, and pairs well with rice.

Ingredients for Dish 3: Sour soup with meatballs

- Ground meatballs: 1 ounce;

- Tomatoes: 1-2 pieces;

- Starfruit or pineapple;

- Purple onions, lemon basil, spring onions

- Various spices: salt, fish sauce, broth mix

Refreshing Sour Soup with Tender Meatballs

Daily Dish 4: Stir-Fried Young Bamboo Shoots with Pickled Cucumbers

Ingredients for Daily Dish 4: Stir-Fried Young Bamboo Shoots with Pickled Cucumbers:

- Young bamboo shoots;

- Pickled cucumbers;

- Tomatoes;

- Minced garlic, purple onions;

- Spring onions, fresh chili (if desired), and various spices.

Daily Dish 4: Stir-Fried Young Bamboo Shoots with Pickled Cucumbers

Step 1: Clean the bamboo shoots thoroughly, rub with salt and vinegar to remove the sliminess and odor. Cut the shoots into small pieces about 3cm long, marinate with a pinch of seasoning for 10 minutes. Squeeze the pickled cucumbers to remove excess liquid, rinse the tomatoes under cold water to reduce acidity.

Step 2: Heat a pan, sauté the minced garlic until fragrant, add the bamboo shoots and stir-fry until lightly cooked, then set aside on a plate. In the same pan, add oil, sauté the purple onions until fragrant, add the tomatoes and pickled cucumbers and stir-fry together. Then add the stir-fried bamboo shoots, season with a little fish sauce to enhance the flavor, add fresh chili if you like it spicy. Before turning off the heat, add some spring onions to garnish.

Stir-Fried Pickled Cucumbers with Bamboo Shoots, a tantalizing dish

Daily Dish 5: Crispy Garlic Chili Fried Anchovies

Ingredients for Daily Dish 5: Crispy Garlic Chili Fried Anchovies

- Anchovies: 2 lạng;

- Crispy frying flour;

- Garlic, chili, purple onions;

- Sweet and sour fish sauce mixture: 1 tablespoon fish sauce, add sugar, vinegar to taste, 2 tablespoons cold water, then minced garlic and chili.

Daily Dish 5: Crispy Garlic Chili Fried Anchovies

Step 1: Clean the anchovies and pat dry. Next, coat the anchovies with crispy frying flour and seasoning with soup powder for the ingredients to stick around the fish.

Step 2: Fry the anchovies until golden and crispy, then remove from the pan. In another pan, simmer the sweet and sour fish sauce mixture until thickened, then add the anchovies and toss evenly. Finally, garnish with some finely chopped spring onions to complete our crispy garlic chili fried anchovies.

Anchovies Fried with Fish Sauce, perfect with rice

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