In Hanoi, there is a kind of delicious fried rice, but only in one place can it be sold

The famous imitation spring rolls of Khuong Thuong village

It’s imitation fried rice – a famous specialty of Khuong Thuong village (Hanoi). Once upon a time, the “brand” dish of Mrs. Com Khuong Thuong peddling was quite famous throughout the old quarter of Hanoi.

The unique and delicious dish of Khuong Thuong village for many years (Illustrated image)

Mrs. Com usually wears a brown dress, a scarf, and chews betel nut with her mouth. Called street vendors, but mostly patrons who pre-ordered with her. At that time, Hanoi didn’t have many houses with phones, so every day, on time, on time, Mrs. Com came to the house, opened the basket, delivered the goods – wrapped in fake ham, accompanied by a bottle of sweet and sour sauce with a hint of tomato flavor. Very attractive stalk.

Grilled imitation rolls with guise leaves are very delicious and rich in flavor (Illustrated photo)

Khuong Thuong village used to grow rice in the south of Thang Long citadel (Hanoi). Khuong Thuong village’s land is low-lying, with many swampy fields, many crabs, many snails, eels, and frogs… which is also the “charming” of starting two famous specialties of the village. One is fake spring rolls, the other is snail noodle soup.

Only the Khuong Thuong people are skilled at processing, and there are not many people in the village who keep the job. An owner of a parlor restaurant shared that Khuong Thuong’s imitation meat created 9 dishes, from stir fried to grilled and now even fake hot pot.

Crispy fried pork rolls is a traditional dish of Khuong Thuong village. The fat pans were boiling, the frogs were breaded, and the balls were round and flat like donuts – but it wasn’t puffy like a doughnut, it was just breaded imitation meat – and the smell was very special. , has a fragrant, elegant look than other seafood meat dishes.

In order for the imitation meat to bring up that attractive aroma, only the Khuong Thuong people can do it professionally. The shop owner revealed that he had to choose fresh imitations. In the early morning, the collected areas must be quickly cleaned, washed thoroughly with salt, and dried before processing. If not drained but processed immediately will be very fishy.

Then classify. Crispy fried imitation is marinated whole with turmeric, onion, garlic, pepper, fish sauce, main noodles and a little bit of fried flour. Shredded scallops, mixed with fresh chili, pepper, minced dried onions, delicious fish sauce, main noodles with a little flour and then pelleted. All fried once. When customers come to the table to order, they will re-fried until crispy. Sprinkle with sliced ​​lemon leaves and you’re done.

Now, the Khuong Thuong people all use flour and main noodles, so that gourmets no longer feel the food is as delicious as before, making Hanoi’s old gourmets still crave, copy their mouths, and nostalgic flavors. the taste of the old days.

The people of Khuong Thuong make a living by many occupations: making wine, making rice rolls, working as carpenters, bricklayers… Khuong Thuong market still has traces of the village market, meeting according to the old session. But the famous aquatic breeds are nowhere to be found. A time when it was very rare to collect imitations in the suburbs of Hanoi. Maybe they can’t live on the roofs of buildings that are getting thicker and thicker, entwining the alleys. Ponds, fields become houses. The small rest of the place is filled with pesticides and herbicides. If all the crabs, snails, fish, shrimp, and frogs are dead, the frogs will survive. So the imitation spring rolls become a rare treasure.

Grind the imitation meat to make the fake sausage, pay attention not to grind it thoroughly but it will be broken, just grind it just enough to stick it (Illustrated photo)

Mrs. Com Khuong Thuong heard that she passed away a long time ago. Now, Mrs. Com’s descendants still inherit the house selling imitation sausages to customers near and far. Imitation from the countryside far from Hanoi, convenient means of transport, so the source of goods is now richer.

But if you want to enjoy imitation pork rolls in the ancient village of Khuong Thuong, to regain some of the old taste, the owners of Khuong Thuong’s imitation sausages are still graciously welcoming.

Imitation meat 9 dishes must be eaten very hot, each dish must be accompanied by a bit of young lemon leaves to taste.

Now, people in the street are often bored with delicious dishes, so many people try to go to Khuong Thuong village, searching every corner to taste the local gifts, even though the taste is not the same as before.

How to make fake fried pork rolls and fried pork thighs

Material

– 500g of imitation meat, skinned and gutted

– 300g of raw ham

– 200g ground pork fat

– 100g ground pork

Tapioca flour, deep-fried flour, cooking oil, fish sauce, sugar, seasoning seeds, monosodium glutamate, vinegar, onions, dill, lime leaves, marjoram, chili, vermicelli.

Making

Clean pre-processed clones. Choose the big one, cut the thigh meat, let it dry, then marinate the seasoning seeds, the main noodles, let it soak for a while to make a deep-fried breaded dish.

The small one and the part he clones are ground into small pieces, then put in a mortar and pounded to make patties.

The imitation meat is pureed, mixed with raw ham, ground pork, ground fat, dill, scallions, minced chili. Season with a little main noodles, add a little tapioca starch and mix well.

Preparing to fry

Frying the fake thigh meat: Mix fried flour, add tapioca flour and stir well (should be mixed, imitation meat will stick more flour).

Pour a lot of fat and bring to a boil, dip the thigh meat in the flour mixture and fry it, take it out to cool and store it in the refrigerator. When I eat it, I will take it out and fry it again.

Fried patties: Pureed imitation meat, squeeze big and thin pieces of pork roll, the thinner the better. Drop into a pan filled with oil to lightly fry and store as breaded leg meat.

Make fish sauce: 3 spoons of fish sauce, 4 spoons of sugar, 1 bowl of warm water, 3 spoons of vinegar, minced chili, finely chopped lemon leaves, season to taste.

When eating, remove the fake ham, breaded fake thigh meat and fried to a crispy golden color. The imitation spring rolls must be eaten very hot with chopped leaf vermicelli, and delicious marjoram.

Chopped guise leaves to make fake spring rolls with guise leaves (Illustrated photo)

Non-fake rolls with guise leaves

Material

– Piper lolot

– Imitation meat

– Lemongrass, black fungus, red onion, spices.

Making

The clones choose the big ones, remove the legs, head, intestines and skin, take only the back and two fat thighs, wash and remove fishy. Then mince it with a little salt, sugar and lemongrass.

Mushrooms, onions, clean, minced.

Mix well minced mushrooms, onions and frogs, use your hands skillfully to roll into betel leaves, insert small bamboo toothpicks to fix guise leaves and easy to manipulate when frying.

Remember to wrap your hands tightly lest the wrapping leaves fall off.

Heat a pan of hot oil, fry the patties in turn over medium heat (if frying on low heat will be tough, frying on high heat will easily burn, dry meat and loss of taste). Just fry and cook until cooked evenly.

When the guise leaves begin to scorch the edges and change color, take them out on absorbent paper to drain. When to eat, put on a plate.

Lot leaves imitation spring rolls should be eaten hot. When eating, it should be dipped with sweet and sour fish sauce with red chili, white garlic.

The finished product is crispy on the outside, soft and sweet and fragrant on the inside. Once you eat it, you can’t forget it.

According to Culinary Expert – VO THI TEU Nhung