During every Tet holiday, the sticky rice cakes, banh chung and banh tet, are a familiar dish that cannot be missing in every family, whether they are from the South, North, or Central region of Vietnam. However, after eating banh chung for a while, it can become boring and the cake can become hard. At that time, people often use banh chung to fry it, making it fragrant, delicious, and crispy, which is very enticing.
Ingredients for making crispy fried banh chung:
– Square or cylindrical banh chung
– String
– Cooking oil
– Soy sauce, pickled onions for serving
How to make delicious fried banh chung:
Step 1: First, to make the fried banh chung crispy and not greasy, you need to prepare a good pan, such as a non-stick pan.
Step 2: Peel the banh chung and put it in the microwave to soften it. If you don’t have a microwave, you can cut slices of banh chung and put them in the pan, add a little cooking oil, cover it for a while until the cake becomes soft.
Step 3: Add some oil to the pan, you don’t need a lot of oil because this frying method will make the fat from the banh chung melt. But you still need to add a little oil to make the cake crispy and fragrant. When the banh chung is soft, put it in the pan, use a spoon to press it down, and fry it over medium heat, rotating it in a circular motion. You shape the banh chung into a round shape, similar to frying eggs and stir-frying rice.
Wait until one side of the banh chung turns golden, then flip it over. Fry the other side as usual, then press and reshape it into a round shape and fry the next side until it turns golden. After both sides are firmer, it will be easier to flip them.
Step 4: Arrange the fried cakes on a plate. Fried banh chung should be eaten hot because if it cools down, the cake will lose its crispiness and become greasy. It is best to eat fried banh chung with pickled onions and pickled onions. You can also add soy sauce, which will enhance the flavor.
That way, you will have a fragrant, delicious, and crispy banh chung that everyone will praise for having a tasty dish that is not boring to eat.