Chung cake and Tet cake are essential dishes during the Tet holiday in Vietnam. However, after a few days, the cakes can become hard, diminishing their original flavor. Let’s join TasteVN in the kitchen and try out 4 delicious fried Tet cake and Chung cake recipes to enjoy after Tet!
1. Fried Chung Cake (Tet Cake)
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Preparation
10 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Fried Chung Cake (Tet Cake) Serves 4
Chung cake or Tet cake 1 piece Roasted sesame 20 gr Filtered water 300 ml
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How to Make Fried Chung Cake (Tet Cake)
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Cutting the Chung Cake
For traditional square Chung cake, you can use a wrapping string to cut the cake into 8 pieces or use a knife to cut it into smaller pieces.
Tip: If cutting with a knife, to prevent the cake from sticking to it, you can wrap the knife in plastic wrap before cutting.
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Frying the bánh
Place the sliced bánh chưng into a pan, add 300ml of clean water and bring to a boil over medium heat. Then mash it finely and spread the bánh evenly into a thin layer.
Let it fry for about 4 – 5 minutes until one side is golden, then continue to flip and fry the other side for about 3 minutes before turning off the stove.
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Final product
Take the fried bánh out onto a plate, cut it and sprinkle some roasted sesame seeds, presenting it in your own style, served with soy sauce and pickled vegetables.
The fried bánh chưng and bánh tét are crispy, fragrant, and very appetizing without being too greasy.
2. Fried Bánh Chưng (Bánh Tét)
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Preparation
10 minutes
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Processing
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Fried Bánh Chưng (Bánh Tét) Serves 4
Bánh Chưng or Bánh Tét 1 piece Cooking oil 2 tablespoons
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How to Make Fried Bánh Chưng (Bánh Tét)
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Cut the Bánh Chưng
Peel the Bánh Chưng and use a knife to cut it into small pieces that are easy to eat.
Tip: To avoid making the knife difficult to clean and hard to cut, you can use string to cut the Bánh Chưng.
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Fried Cake
Place a pan on the stove and turn on medium heat, add about 2 tablespoons of cooking oil, spreading it evenly across the pan until the oil is hot.
Place each piece of cake in and start frying one side on low heat for about 5 minutes. When one side of the cake is golden and crispy, flip the cake to fry the other side for another 3 – 4 minutes.
When the cake is golden and crispy, remove it and place it on paper towels to absorb excess oil.
Tip:- To make the finished cake less greasy and tastier, you should fry with less oil.
- To prevent the cakes from sticking together and becoming broken, do not fry with excessively hot oil, avoid high flames, and keep the cakes spaced apart.
- To avoid the cake sticking to the bottom of the pan and breaking easily, wait until one side is golden before flipping to fry the other side.
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Finished Product
Fried Chung Cake, Fried Tet Cake when completed have very eye-catching colors and an appealing aroma.
You should eat it immediately while it is still hot and serve it with pickled vegetables or dip it in sugar if you like.
3. Five-Color Fried Chung Cake (Tet Cake)
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Preparation
10 minutes
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Processing
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Colorful Fried Sticky Rice Cake (Banh Tet) For 4 people
Sticky rice cake or Banh Tet 1 piece Carrot 50 gr (1 root) Green beans 30 gr Sweet corn 50 gr (1/2 piece) Lingzhi mushroom 20 gr Vietnamese pork sausage 50 gr Chinese sausage 1 piece Roasted sesame 10 gr Laughing cow cheese 2 pieces
How to Choose Fresh Ingredients
How to choose fresh carrots
- Fresh carrots usually have a bright orange outer skin, and the leaves remain fresh and green, not wilted.
- You should choose those that are of moderate size, elongated, and not dented.
- When buying carrots, you should also pay attention to select those with small cores, and the body has little soil, as they will be sweeter than those with large cores.
- Avoid choosing carrots that are too large but feel light when picked up, or those with wilting, softness, or signs of spoilage.
How to choose fresh and delicious long beans
- You should choose long beans with small and long stems because this type will be sweeter and crunchier after being processed than fat and short long beans.
- Delicious long beans will have bright green skin, the stems will have a certain crunch, easily breakable, and when pressed with your hand, they feel quite firm.
- You should avoid buying long beans that feel soft and spongy when pressed, as these are overripe beans that will not taste sweet and are not delicious.
- Additionally, you should not buy long beans that are too large or too green, as these have a high risk of being heavily sprayed with pesticides.
How to choose fresh and delicious American corn
- You should choose American corn cobs that have an outer skin that is green, not dry, and the corn silk is still soft and smooth, with the husk not being brown or wilted. Additionally, the layers of the outer husk should tightly cover the corn cob.
- You should also pay attention to select corn cobs that have plump, evenly spaced, shiny, and straight kernels.
- Avoid choosing corn that is too large; instead, select medium-sized, elongated cobs to ensure the right flavor for the dish.
How to choose fresh and delicious reishi mushrooms
- Fresh reishi mushrooms should be purchased from reputable establishments that ensure food safety, or from quality mushroom farms.
- Carefully check the packaging, observe the mushrooms to be dry, not leaking water, with white stems that are not bruised or scratched.
- Avoid choosing wilted mushrooms that feel soft and mushy to the touch, and have yellowing stems, as they have been stored for too long and should not be purchased.
How to choose and where to buy delicious sausages and steamed pork rolls
- Delicious sausages and steamed pork rolls usually have a bright red-pink color and do not show any unusual dark spots on the surface.
- When pressing gently with your hand, the sausages and steamed pork rolls should have good elasticity, not too hard, especially without a strong oily smell.
- You should avoid buying sausages and steamed pork rolls that show signs of mold, with a slimy texture, as these are spoiled and no longer edible.
- You can buy sausages and steamed pork rolls at supermarkets, markets, convenience stores, or at TasteVN supermarkets with many branches near your home.
- Additionally, for more convenience, you can visit e-commerce sites or directly go to the website bachhoaxanh.com to order for home delivery!
- Furthermore, if you have time and want to ensure your family’s health, you can also make sausages and steamed pork rolls at home with the easy recipe below from TasteVN.
How to make Five-color Fried Bánh Chưng (Bánh Tét)
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Prepare and briefly blanch the mushrooms and vegetables
Carrots and green beans should be washed and diced. Remove the stems from the lingzhi mushrooms, wash them thoroughly, and chop them into small pieces. Remove the kernels from the corn.
Next, briefly blanch the mushrooms, corn, and vegetables in boiling water for 2 minutes, then remove and let drain.
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Prepare the Chinese sausage and pork pie
Dice the Chinese sausage and pork pie.
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Cut and fry Chung cake
Peel the Chung cake and cut it into thin slices, then place it in a pan with 300ml of filtered water, put it on the stove over medium heat.
Next, use a wooden ladle to mash it well, reduce the heat and fry for about 4 – 5 minutes until the water evaporates, and the surface of the cake is golden brown and crispy, then flip it over and fry the other side for another 3 minutes.
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Roll the cake
Spread parchment paper on the cutting board, then sprinkle toasted sesame evenly on top, place the Chung cake on top, spread cheese evenly over the surface of the cake, and distribute the boiled vegetables along with the sausage and steamed pork on the cake.
Roll the parchment paper to shape the cake round, then press it several times to tighten, and cut the cake into bite-sized round pieces.
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Finished product
So you have completed the super attractive, eye-catching five-color fried sticky rice cake, which is also very delicious.
Each piece of cake is crispy, combined with fresh vegetables, blended with a bit of creamy and fragrant flavor from cheese, dipped in some soy sauce, served with pickled scallions promises to be a dish not to be missed this Tet.
4. Fried sticky rice cake with sweet and sour sauce
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Preparation
10 minutes
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Cooking
40 minutes
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Difficulty level
Easy
Ingredients for making Fried sticky rice cake with sweet and sour sauce For 4 people
Sticky rice cake or cylindrical sticky rice cake 1 piece Dried shrimp 100 gr Minced shallots 1 teaspoon Minced garlic 1 teaspoon Tamarind juice 2 tablespoons Chili sauce 3 tablespoons Fish sauce 1 teaspoon Seasoning powder 1 teaspoon Sugar 4 teaspoons Cooking oil 3 teaspoons
How to choose quality, safe dried shrimp
- You should choose dried shrimp that has a brick-red color, natural pinkish-red, firm meat, and does not have a strong odor; the shrimp should be hard, not soft and moist.
- You should not buy shrimp that are light-colored or dark red because they are not wild shrimp or shrimp that have been dyed, which can be very toxic to the body.
- To ensure hygiene and safety, you can also make dried shrimp at home using the recipe from TasteVN!
How to make Fried Banh Chung (Banh Tet) with sweet and sour sauce
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Pound and stir-fry dried shrimp
Rinse the dried shrimp and let them dry; once the shrimp are dry, proceed to pound them finely.
Place a pan on the stove over medium heat, add 1 teaspoon of cooking oil, wait for the oil to heat up, then add minced shallots and minced garlic to sauté until fragrant.
When the shallots and garlic are fragrant, add the pounded dried shrimp and stir-fry for about 1 minute.
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Make sweet and sour sauce
Next, add 1 teaspoon of minced chili, 4 teaspoons of sugar, 2 tablespoons of tamarind juice, 3 tablespoons of chili sauce, 1 teaspoon of seasoning powder, and 1 teaspoon of fish sauce to the pan with dried shrimp.
Adjust the heat to low and stir evenly until the sauce thickens slightly, then season to taste and turn off the heat.
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Cut and fry sticky rice cake
Peel the sticky rice cake and use a knife to cut it into bite-sized pieces.
Place a pan on the stove over medium heat, add 2 teaspoons of cooking oil, and spread it evenly across the pan until the oil is hot.
Place each piece of cake in the pan and start frying one side on low heat for about 5 minutes.
When one side of the cake is golden and crispy, flip it over to fry the other side for an additional 3 – 4 minutes. Once the cake is golden and crispy, remove it and place it on paper towels to absorb excess oil.
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Completion
You arrange the fried square cake on a plate, spread a layer of sweet and sour sauce evenly on top of the cake, and it’s ready to enjoy!
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Final Product
The fried square cake with sweet and sour sauce is very eye-catching and has an enticing aroma.
When enjoying, you will feel the crispy fragrant square cake combined with the perfectly balanced sweet and sour sauce, making it easy to eat without getting tired of it.
How to Cut Square Banh Chung Beautifully
- Peel the top layer of the banh chung skin, then place 4 pieces of string on the surface of the cake, 2 pieces crossing over the cake, and 2 pieces perpendicular on the surface.
- Next, you flip a plate over the surface of the cake where you just placed the strings, turning it upside down. After that, peel off the remaining layer of the cake skin on the other side and hold the 2 ends of the crossed strings.
Delicious Side Dishes to Enjoy with Fried Banh Chung and Banh Tet
Picked Vegetables, Pickled Scallions
Eating with picked vegetables and pickled scallions will add fiber, creating a balance of nutrients for the body. Additionally, the sour, spicy, crunchy sweetness of the pickles not only enhances the taste but also supports digestion very well.
Braised Pork
In the South during Tet, besides banh tet, braised pork is an indispensable dish in the traditional feast. Although banh tet and braised pork are both quite easy to get tired of, when combined, they bring a strange and delicious flavor.
Shredded Pork
It may sound strange, but shredded pork served with fried banh chung and banh tet will bring a rich and unique flavor.
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