Thursday, 31 January 2013

Rice Ball with Purple Yam in Ginger Syrup Recipe (Chè Trôi Nước Khoai Tím)


You may know about Glutinous Rice Ball in Ginger Syrup, however, with a little change you can create a new dessert for your family. Today, I will introduce one of amazing Vietnamese Dessert Recipesfor you guys. It is called Rice Ball with Purple Yam in Ginger Syrup (Chè Trôi Nước Khoai Tím). Here will be one of my dishes for Tet Holidays. One hot sweet soup with some sliced ginger and beautiful pruple color from purple yam will not only create a delicious dish for your family, but also is really eye-catching.
 
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The weather is still freaking cold these days. Enjoy this desert with your beloved family or friends is really a good decision. If you do want to make one of stunning Vietnamese Dessert Recipes with us, please follow our instructions below carefully.

Ingredients:

2 – 3 purple yam
200gr sticky rice flour
¼ bowl brown sugar
1 clove ginger, peele and sliced thinly
Roasted sesame
*** For filling: 200gr mung bean + ½ teaspoon salt + 1 tablespoon white sugar + purple onion.
*** For coconut syrup: 200ml coconut milk + ½ teaspoon salt + 1 teaspoon sugar + 1 teaspoon tapioca starch.

Process:

Step 1: Clean purple yam carefully to reduce all dirty around cover. Bring to steam and crush well.

 
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Step 2: Mix crushed purple yam (in step 1) with sticky rice flour. Next, pour slowly 50 – 70 ml warm water into this mixture (60 degree)
 
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Step 3: When pouring water, use your hands to mix until this mixture is soft and smooth. Cover it in 30 minutes. Depend on sticky rice flour, you can use more or less water.


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Coconut Meat Jam Recipe (Mứt Dừa)



Tet Holiday is coming soon in Asia. In Vietnam, we usually eat many kinds of jams in these days. One of them is Coconut Meat Jam (Mứt Dừa). It comes from many stunning Vietnamese Dessert Recipes. My mom are preparing for making this dessert for my family. It is the great combination between coconut meat, sugar and milk. When my mom brings this jam to serve guests visit my house in Tet holiday, they totally fall in love with it.
 
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If you do not have Lunar New Year in your country, you still can make it. I bet your kids will love it. You can bring this dessert to work or school and eat when you feel tired. So, are you ready to make one of amazing Vietnamese Dessert Recipes with us? If you do want, please follow our instructions below carefully.

Ingredients:

2 – 3 coconut fruits (not too old, not too young)
500gr white sugar
250ml fresh milk (no sugar)
1 teaspoon vanilla.

Process:

Step 1: Separate cover of coconut with meat. Use the knife to rake the brown layer around coconut meat until they are white.

 
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Step 2: Clean coconut meat again carefully. Wait to dry.
 
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Step 3: Use knife to cut around the coconut meat to create long pieces. You can have 1kg sliced coconut meat after that.


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Roasted Duck Recipe (Vịt Quay)


Here we will have all the tips for the preparation, marinating and processes; hence, you can invite guests and show off your cooking skills with this Roasted Duck (Vịt Quay) dish among many Vietnamese Food Recipes. An excellent Roasted Duck must be served with crunchy skin, pink meat and memorizing smelling. Here is one of first choices of many Vietnamese Families on Tet Holiday in Vietnam.
 
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Roasted Duck (Vịt Quay)
 
*** Tips to have an excellent Roasted Duck – One of spectacular Vietnamese Food Recipes for Tet Holiday:

The duck skin is very dry when you put it into the oven. Therefore, the duck need to be dried first, the minimum time span is overnight to 1 day or 2/3 days like Beijing recipes.
 
In order to have crunchy & shiny brown skin, malt is a compulsory ingredient. Eventhough, honey, molasses or jaggery can be used as substitutes; the final result will not be as good as using malt (melted sugar).

Ingredients:

A duck (1 – 1.2 kg)

Spices for the inside
 
1 tablespoon of mashed garlic (15-20gr)
1 tablespoon of mashed dried onions (15-20gr)
2 tablespoons of oyster sauce
1.5 teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon of five-spice powder
1 steaspoon of grinded pepper
1 tablespoon of sugar

 
Spices for the outside

3 tablespoons of malt
1 tablespoon of boiled water
1.5 tablespoon of soy sauce
1 teaspoon of ginger powder (or 2 spoons of mashed ginger)
1 teaspoon of garlic powder (or 2 spoons of mashed garlic)
2 teaspoons of vinegar
1 teaspoon of salt

Processes:

Step 1: Get the duck cleaned. Smash some ginger and mix with white wine. Use this to rub through inside & outside the duck (wait for 20 – 25 mins to let all the smelling goes away). Clean it with cool water then dry it inside out. If the skin is torn, you can use white thread to sew, the more stretching the skin is, the better it gets when we roast it.

 
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Grilled Eggplants with Pork and Shrimp Recipe (Cà Tím Nhồi Tôm Thịt Nướng)


When Lunar New Year is coming, most Vietnamese people is really busy for buying food and decorations in house. They do not have much time for cooking. However, today I will introduce one of Easy Vietnamese Recipes for you guys which can save your time much more you thought. It is Grilled Eggplants with Pork and Shrimp (Cà Tím Nhồi Tôm Thịt Nướng). You should use with boiled rice to know the true Vietnamese flavor.
 
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This dish is not only require short time for cooking, but also really delicious. It contains enough energy for all members in your family. If you want to cook one of Easy Vietnamese Recipes like this dish, please follow carefully our instruction below. Let us start cooking right now.

Ingredients:

2 – 3 eggplants
200gr shrimp
300gr grinded pork
5gr dried cassava vermicelli (Miến Khô – Buy at Vietnamese Markets)
Purple onion, salt, pepper, salt, sugar, fish sauce, Maggi’s stuff.

Process:

Step 1: Cut in half eggplants and bring to clean. Use spoon to scoop away all seeds. Next, soak them into cold water added a little salt in 30 minutes.

 
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Fried Vermicelli with Saffron and Beef Tail Recipe (Bún Xào Nghệ với Đuôi Bò)


Fried Vermicelli with Saffron and Beef Tail (Bún Xào Nghệ với Đuôi Bò) is one of stunningVietnamese Food Recipes in Middle Area. Enjoy one hot dish with the great combination between beef tail and saffron will create an amazing flavor in your mouth. And I bet you cannot forget from the first time of tasting. Like me, last year, when I had a chance to visit this place, the people here introduced this dish for me. Wow, such a good choice ever.
 
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If you are a gourmet, especially about Vietnamese Food Recipes, I suggest you should cook and taste it. When you are ready, please follow carefully our instructions below and let us start cooking right now.

Ingredients:

500gr beef tail
5 – 6 bulbs fresh saffron
Fresh Vermicelli
Coriander, salt, Maggi’s stuff, fish sauce, garlic, chili and vinegar.

Process:

Step 1: Clean carefully beef tail with water added a little salt in 2 – 3 times. Chop into short pieces. Boil water, add more a little vinegar + salt into water. Next, soak beef tail into boiled water in 5 minutes and then wash again.

 
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Step 2: Add beef tail into pot, pour water to cover all beef tail and cook until beef becomes soft. Next, put beef tail into bowl.
 
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Fried Sticky Rice Recipe (Xôi Chiên Phồng)


This Fried Sticky Rice (Xôi Chiên Phồng) is one of my favourite Vietnamese Food Recipes which is normally used with grilled chicken to enhance the flavour. The preparation for the dish is quite easy, just around 30 minutes for preparing and another 30 minutes to process. As the dish can be easily addicted, hence, Vietnamese food team suggest you to make 20 pieces for 5 – 6 people. The beans need to be doused in water for 3 – 6 hours in advance.
 
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So, are you ready to create one of stunning Vietnamese Food Recipes with us? If you do want, please follow our instructions below and let us start cooking right now.

Ingredients:
 
- 300gr sticky rice
- 90gr green beans (mung bean)
- 40gr sugar
- 30-50ml cooking oil
- Coconut milk (as much as you like)

Processes:

Step 1: Green beans (mung bean) & sticky rice need to be doused in water for 4 – 6 hours. In case you do not have much time to prepare then you can use warm water to push up the process.

 
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Soak Mung Bean (Green Bean) in water

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Soak Sticky Rice in water
 
Step 2: Next, Green beans are steamed thoroughly and mashed. Mix sticky rice with green beans.
 
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Wednesday, 30 January 2013

Thanh Hoa Province (Tỉnh Thanh Hóa)


Among of five provinces in North-Central Vietnam, Thanh Hoa Province (Tỉnh Thanh Hóa) is surrounded by Son La, Hoa Binh, Ninh Binh provinces on the north, Nghe An Province on the south, East Sea on the east with 102km coastline, and Laos on the west. Through this article, I think you may know more About Vietnam. 
 
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Topography is divided into plain, coastal and mountainous regions. Hilly and mountains account three quarters of the total area. The Western region own abundant resources of forest products, and huge hydroelectric potentials. Owing to the cool climate and high rainfall, the province has annual average temperature of 24.50C. Rainy season often begins in June and ends in October. 
 
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Tourism:

Located 16km from Thanh Hoa City, Sam Son Beach attracts lot of visitors to relax and bath. Beside the beach, Sam Son offers scenic spots such as Trong Mai Rocks, Doc Cuoc Temple and Mount Co Tien. 

Tourists also like to discover Ben En National Park in Nu hu Thanh, Nhu Xuan districts. The park is a complex of tropical forests, hills, mountains, rivers, springs, and Muc Lake. With natural landscapes and diversified flora and fauna, Ben En is suitable to eco-tourism, sightseeing, and scientific studies. 

 
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Cam Luong Fish Spring is another interesting place in Thanh Hoa, The stream contains thousands of fish that no one dares catch it. Fish in the stream have red mouth and fins, and brown scales, resembling carp. Please come to this place to play with fish, visit beautiful caves and grottos, watch dancing performances of Muong people and enjoy traditional Lam rice (Cơm Lam) and Can wine (Rượu Cần). 


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