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Show 517, March 18, 2023: Restaurateur Van Tan of Phnom Penh Noodle Shack, Long Beach Cambodian Restaurant Week Part One

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Van Tan of Phnom Penh Noodle Shack

“The inaugural Long Beach Cambodian Restaurant Week launches March 19-26, 2023. “Long Beach Cambodian Restaurant Week will be a occasion to bring everyone to the table, from all walks of life, to showcase the city’s delicious Cambodian food scene.”

“Organized by United Cambodian Community of Long Beach (UCC) a California registered 501(c)3 non-profit, along with Chef “T” Visoth Ouk, a renowned Khmer chef and pillar of the local Cambodian community, Long Beach Cambodian Restaurant Week will be an eight day event devoted to celebrating Cambodian and Southeast Asian fare in and around Long Beach. The event also seeks to highlight Cambodian-owned food businesses as well as Cambodian chefs and bartenders.”

Phnom Penh Noodle Shack is one of the participating restaurants in Long Beach Cambodian Restaurant Week. A standout in the Long Beach Cambodia restaurant community it was started modestly by the Tan Family in 1985 and is currently overseen ( 3 expansions later) by the 2nd generation of the founding Tan Family who are responsible for thoughtfully updating and expanding the establishment.

They are known for their Noodle soups, especially the Phnom Penh House Special with sliced pork, ground pork, thinly sliced stomach, liver and shrimp and garnished with cilantro, green onion and fried garlic. Soup can also be served on the side.

Van Tan (representing the 2nd generation of Family ownership) is our guest with a piece of house-baked Cha Quai (bread stick) at the ready.

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Show 517, March 18, 2023: Restaurateur Van Tan of Phnom Penh Noodle Shack, Long Beach Cambodian Restaurant Week Part Two

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Van Tan of Phnom Penh Noodle Shack

“The inaugural Long Beach Cambodian Restaurant Week launches March 19-26, 2023. “Long Beach Cambodian Restaurant Week will be a occasion to bring everyone to the table, from all walks of life, to showcase the city’s delicious Cambodian food scene.”

“Organized by United Cambodian Community of Long Beach (UCC) a California registered 501(c)3 non-profit, along with Chef “T” Visoth Ouk, a renowned Khmer chef and pillar of the local Cambodian community, Long Beach Cambodian Restaurant Week will be an eight day event devoted to celebrating Cambodian and Southeast Asian fare in and around Long Beach. The event also seeks to highlight Cambodian-owned food businesses as well as Cambodian chefs and bartenders.”

Phnom Penh Noodle Shack is one of the participating restaurants in Long Beach Cambodian Restaurant Week. A standout in the Long Beach Cambodia restaurant community it was started modestly by the Tan Family in 1985 and is currently overseen ( 3 expansions later) by the 2nd generation of the founding Tan Family who are responsible for thoughtfully updating and expanding the establishment.

They are known for their Noodle soups, especially the Phnom Penh House Special with sliced pork, ground pork, thinly sliced stomach, liver and shrimp and garnished with cilantro, green onion and fried garlic. Soup can also be served on the side.

Van Tan (representing the 2nd generation of Family ownership) continues as our guest with a plate of signature Student Stir-Fried Noodlers served with their house garlic fish sauce at the ready.

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Pad Thai

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Pad Thai recipe by Katie Chin

Recipe excerpt from:
Katie Chin’s Global Family Cookbook – Internationally-Inspired Recipes Your Friends and Family Will Love!
by Katie Chin

Serves 4

Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month with my easy and delicious Pad Thai recipe!! This is the Pad Thai you’ve been waiting for because it’s so easy to make and everything in this recipe you can find at almost any well stocked grocery store. Traditional Pad Thai recipes call for tamarind concentrate which can only be found at Asian markets or on-line. A great way to recreate the flavors of tamarind is by using brown sugar and lime juice to mimic its sweet tart signature taste. All the sweet, salty and sour flavors you’ve come to love from your favorite dish can now be whipped up within minutes. Perfect for a Sunday night dinner or any night of the week!

  • 8 ounces dried rice stick noodles
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • ¼ cup freshly squeezed lime juice
  • ¼ cup fish sauce
  • 3 Tablespoons chicken broth
  • 1 Tablespoon sambal olek or sriracha sauce
  • 1 Tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 Tablespoon all-purpose cornstarch
  • 2 teaspoons paprika
  • 2 Tablespoons oil
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 12 ounces boneless, skinless chicken breast, shredded
  • 6 ounces firm tofu, drained, patted dry with paper towels and cubed
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten

Garnishes:

  • Matchstick carrots
  • Shredded red cabbage
  • Beansprouts
  • Crushed roasted peanuts

Bring a pot of water to a boil in a large pot. Turn off heat. Place dried rice noodles in the water and let sit for 10-15 minutes, breaking apart with tongs. Rinse with cool water and drain. Set aside.

In a medium bowl, whisk together the brown sugar, lime juice, fish sauce, chicken broth, sambal olek or sriracha sauce, soy sauce, corn starch and paprika. Set aside.

Heat the oil in a wok or skillet over medium-high heat. Add garlic and stir-fry until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add the chicken and stir-fry for about 2 minutes. Add the tofu and egg and stir-fry for about 1 minute, until egg is scrambled. Add the reserved rice noodles and sauce mixture and stir-fry for 2-3 minutes, tossing so ingredients are evenly coated.

Transfer to a platter and garnish with small piles of bean sprouts, carrot and red cabbage on the sides of the platter. Sprinkle with the peanuts and minced cilantro over the top. Serve immediately with lime wedges.

Show 55, January 4, 2013: Chef Ivan Orkin, The Ramen Authority Continues…

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Ivan Ramen in New York City and TokyoChef Ivan Orkin returns to continue his fascinating story.

International food authority Anthony Bourdain (CNN’s “Parts Unknown”) had this to say about Ivan Orkin :
“What Ivan Orkin does not know about noodles is not worth knowing.”

Ivan Orkin has told his story in the newly published Ivan Ramen – Love, Obsession, and Recipes from Tokyo’s Most Unlikely Noodle Joint. It’s both a memoir and a cookbook. Chef Ivan shares more than forty recipes including the complete, detailed recipe for his signature Shio Ramen.

Celebrity Chef David Chang of the Momofuku restaurant empire in New York wrote the hilarious forward.

Ivan discusses his carefully researched recipe for Shio Ramen. It’s all carefully detailed in the book with nothing missing!

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