Preparation
50 minutes
Cooking
30 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Snacks made from fruits are always appealing to everyone, especially to kids and women. Today, TasteVN will bring you a delicious dish made from mango, guaranteed to be loved by everyone in the family. It is mango rice paper – a delicious Nha Trang specialty that is tasty and attractive. Now let’s get cooking!
Ingredients for Nha Trang Mango Rice Paper Serves 4
Ripe mango 5 fruits (about 2 – 2.5kg) Cane syrup 200 ml (or 150gr sugar) Lemon 2 fruits
How to choose good ingredients
How to choose fresh ripe mangoes
- For this Nha Trang mango rice paper dish, you should buy cat mangoes to make the dish more delicious.
- Choose mangoes that are evenly yellow on the outside, with a distinct aroma of ripe mango when smelled.
- Delicious ripe mangoes will have a shiny outer skin, and when held, they feel heavy.
- When selecting ripe mangoes, you should note that when gently pressing the flesh near the stem, it should feel firm, not soft and mushy, as this indicates natural ripeness.
- Do not buy mangoes that feel soft and mushy when touched, and have dark spots on the skin.
See details: How to choose fresh ripe mangoes
How to choose delicious molasses
- You should buy molasses with a moderate thickness, a smooth consistency, and a golden-brown color resembling cockroach wings.
- When tasting, if you find the molasses has a natural sweetness, is not bitter, and has a fragrant smell from the sugarcane, then you should choose to buy it.
- It’s best to buy molasses from reputable stores, and the product must have packaging and labels clearly printed with information about its origin, production date, and expiration date.
- Do not buy molasses that is very dark in color, and when tasted has a bitter or overly sweet flavor, as this indicates low-quality molasses.
Tools Required
How to make Nha Trang mango rice paper
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Prepare the ingredients
After purchasing, wash the mango with water, peel the outer skin, and cut out the flesh inside.
Cut the lime in half, remove the seeds, and squeeze to extract the lime juice.
Then put all the mango flesh and lime juice into the blender and blend until smooth.
Tip: If you are making mango rice paper for young children, you do not need to add ginger. Or depending on your family’s taste, you can add a little peeled and minced ginger while blending the mango.
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Sauté mango
Add the blended mango and lime juice mixture to the pan, add 200ml of molasses and mix well.
Then, sauté the mango over medium heat for about 30 – 45 minutes until the mixture thickens, then turn off the heat.
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Bake the mixture
Prepare a baking tray, line it with parchment paper, then use a brush to spread a thin layer of the sautéed mango mixture evenly on the paper.
Put it in the oven, drying at a temperature of 120 degrees Celsius for 20 minutes until the cake is chewy and dry.
Tip: If you don’t have an oven, you can sun-dry the mango rice paper for 1 – 2 days until it becomes chewy and dry.
Take the cake out, let it cool, cut it into bite-sized pieces or roll it up, and it’s ready to enjoy or store for later use.
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Final Product
The mango rice paper after completion will have a very beautiful brown-yellow color and the characteristic aroma of mango that is very appealing.
The rice paper is chewy, with a sour and sweet taste that makes you want to eat more and more attracted.
How to preserve Nha Trang mango rice paper
- After completing the Nha Trang mango rice paper, you must let the rice paper cool completely, then store it in a sterilized jar, tightly seal the lid or put it in a plastic bag for later use.
- Mango rice paper kept at normal conditions can be used within a week while still retaining its delicious flavor.
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Above is a detailed guide on how to make Nha Trang mango rice paper that is soft and addictive. Hopefully, with the above suggestions, you will have many delicious and attractive snacks made by yourself. Wishing you success!
