Besides bun, pho, hu tieu,… vermicelli is a typical dish of the Vietnamese people. Today, let’s join TasteVN into the kitchen to make a special vegetarian vermicelli dish for the whole family to enjoy!
1. Vegetarian Vermicelli
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Preparation Time
1 hour
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Difficulty Level
Easy
Ingredients for Vegetarian Vermicelli Serves 2
Dong vermicelli 200 gr Spinach 100 gr Oyster mushrooms 100 gr Carrot 500 gr Dried wood ear mushrooms 2 pieces Common spices 10 gr (soy sauce/sugar/ oyster sauce/ dark soy sauce/ seasoning/ roasted sesame)
How to Choose Fresh Ingredients
- You should choose gray dong vermicelli because it is the most chewy and makes the vermicelli dish very appealing.
- Wood ear mushrooms should be selected as dried ones. This type is crunchier, not slimy, and has a light sweetness.
- You should choose spinach with small leaves and short stems for a delicious vermicelli dish.
How to prepare Vegetarian Mixed Noodles
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Prepare the ingredients
After cleaning the spinach, cut it into 3 parts. Remove the top leaves, keeping only the middle part and the stems.
Peel the carrot, wash it, and cut it into long strips.
Wash the oyster mushrooms, cut off the stems, keep the small mushrooms whole while slicing the larger ones in half.
Soak the wood ear mushrooms until they expand and then cut into strips.
Tip:
When buying spinach, do not rush to remove the stems; instead, soak the whole bunch in water. Spinach is often grown in areas with red soil, so dirt will cling to the stems and leaves. Soaking in water and then rinsing will help remove the dirt. Continue soaking and rinsing until all dirt is gone from the spinach. After that, cut off the stems and wash thoroughly.
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Blanch the noodles
The noodles do not need to be washed; just soak them in cold water for about 10 minutes, then remove them. If you want shorter noodles, you can cut them in half; otherwise, leave them whole.
Boil a pot of water and add a little salt to make the noodles chewier. When the water is boiling, add the noodles for blanching and turn off the heat immediately.
After blanching, place the noodles in a colander and drizzle a little cooking oil over them, then mix well.
Note: To keep the noodles chewy and prevent them from sticking together, you must turn off the heat when blanching; if the heat is too high, the noodles will become mushy.
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Stir-fried vegetables
First, heat cooking oil in a pan, then add oyster mushrooms and stir-fry, adding a little seasoning and stirring well. Once the mushrooms are cooked, scoop them into a bowl.
Next, add fresh oil to stir-fry the wood ear mushrooms, also adding a little seasoning and stir-frying over high heat. Once the wood ear mushrooms are cooked, scoop them into a bowl.
Continue to stir-fry the carrots, without adding any seasoning, just stir until the carrots are cooked. Once cooked, scoop the carrots into a bowl.
Finally, add spinach and a little seasoning to stir-fry, stirring until the spinach is just wilted.
Note:
- When stir-frying oyster mushrooms, wood ear mushrooms, or other types of mushrooms, you should stir-fry over high heat, as cooking on low heat will cause the mushrooms to release water and not taste good.
- You must stir-fry the carrots until cooked; if you leave them raw, the smell of fresh carrots will make the mixed noodles less tasty.
- If you do not like to stir-fry spinach, you can boil water to blanch it, but stir-frying will make the spinach drier, making it better for mixing with noodles.
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Mixing the vermicelli
Put 1 tablespoon of soy sauce, 1/2 tablespoon of oyster sauce, 1/2 tablespoon of dark soy sauce, 1 teaspoon of seasoning powder, 1 teaspoon of sugar, and 1 tablespoon of water into the pan, then mix well and cook until the mixture dissolves.
Next, add a little cooking oil to the pan and mix well. Then, add the vermicelli and mix well to let it absorb the seasoning.
Turn off the heat, choose a large plate, and scoop the vermicelli onto the plate.
Next, place spinach, carrots, mushrooms, and oyster mushrooms on top and arrange them beautifully. Finally, sprinkle a little roasted sesame in the center of the plate of vermicelli.
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Final product
When eating, use chopsticks to mix it well and enjoy. You will feel the refreshing taste of vegetables, mushrooms, and the fragrant, rich flavor of roasted sesame in the vermicelli. Let’s immediately make this delicious vegetarian mixed vermicelli for the whole family to enjoy!
2. Vegetarian mixed vermicelli (Recipe shared from Tiktok Vegetarian Kitchen XANH)
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Preparation
20 minutes
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Cooking
20 minutes
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Difficulty level
Easy
Ingredients for Vegetarian Noodles Salad (Recipe shared from Tiktok Green Vegetarian Kitchen) Serves 2 people
Dong noodles 200 grams Vegetarian sausage 1/2 stick Tofu 150 grams Wood ear mushrooms 20 grams Water spinach 100 grams Bean sprouts 50 grams Green onion 2 stalks Peanuts 40 grams Regular seasoning 10 grams (soy sauce/sugar/ground pepper/ground chili/seasoning powder)
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How to Prepare Vegetarian Noodles Salad (Recipe shared from Tiktok Green Vegetarian Kitchen)
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Prepare the ingredients
After buying the tofu, wash it thoroughly and then crumble it. The vegetarian sausage should be cut into small, bite-sized pieces after purchase.
For the water spinach, remove the old and rotten parts, then wash it several times with water and let it drain. Soak the wood ear mushrooms in cold water for 1 – 2 hours to expand, then cut off the stems and chop them finely.
Wash the green onion and chop it finely. Roast the peanuts until cooked and then shell them.
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Stir-fry the filling
Heat a pan on the stove, add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil with 150 grams of white tofu, and stir well over medium heat.
Next, season with 1 teaspoon of salt and 1 tablespoon of soy sauce, and stir well.
Then, add 20 grams of wood ear mushrooms and 1/2 teaspoon of pepper to the pan, then transfer to a plate.
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Make the noodle dressing
Heat a clean pan on the stove, sauté 4 tablespoons of cooking oil with 1 white part of leeks.
Then, transfer the mixture to a bowl, and gradually add 4 tablespoons of soy sauce, 2 tablespoons of vinegar, 1.5 tablespoons of sugar, 2 tablespoons of water, and 1 tablespoon of chili powder, mixing well until the sugar dissolves.
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Blanch noodles and vegetables
Boil 1 pot of water, add a little salt to make the noodles more chewy. Wait for the water to boil really well, then add the noodles to blanch until cooked and take them out immediately.
Similarly, you also blanch bean sprouts and water spinach and turn off the heat.
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Completion
You place the blanched vegetables into a bowl, then add the blanched vermicelli. After that, the chef arranges the vegetarian sausage, stir-fried filling, and roasted peanuts in the bowl, then pours the dressing over the vermicelli.
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Final Product
This vegetarian vermicelli dish does not require complicated ingredients and the preparation method is very quick and simple. You will feel the harmonious combination of the soft and chewy vermicelli, the crisp and fresh vegetables, and the delicious nutty filling, all blended with a rich sauce, ensuring it is incredibly tasty.
3. Vegetarian Shiitake Vermicelli
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Preparation
20 minutes
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Cooking
20 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Vegetarian Stir-Fried Vermicelli with Shiitake Mushrooms Serves 2 people
Vermicelli 100 grams Shiitake mushrooms 50 grams Wood ear mushrooms 30 grams Vegetarian sausage 50 grams Carrot 50 grams Bok choy 50 grams Fried tofu 30 grams Green onions 3 stalks Seasoning a little (vegetarian oyster sauce/ soy sauce/ vegetarian seasoning/ sugar/ chili sauce)
How to Choose Good Shiitake Mushrooms
For Dried Mushrooms
You should choose dried shiitake mushrooms that are firm, not broken, bright in color, and without mold spots.
It’s best to purchase mushrooms from reputable sources with clear origins to ensure safety for use.
Avoid buying dried mushrooms that have a bad smell, show bruises or brown spots, or are blackened.
For Fresh Mushrooms
- You should prioritize choosing mushrooms that are brightly colored, have a distinctive aroma, sturdy stems, and uniform colors.
- Fully bloomed shiitake mushrooms usually have radiating gills on the cap, arranged evenly and beautifully.
- You should select mushrooms with moderate caps, not too large or too small, tight, with a slightly yellow-brown color, especially with a thin layer of fuzz on top. This is often a sign of fresh shiitake mushrooms.
- Avoid choosing mushrooms that are dark brown, slimy, bruised, or have a spoiled smell.
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How to Prepare Vegetarian Mushroom Vermicelli Salad
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Prepare Ingredients
Green onions should be washed and chopped finely.
Fresh shiitake mushrooms should have their stems cleaned with a knife, then soak the mushrooms in diluted saltwater for 15 minutes. Next, remove the mushrooms, rinse them, and chop them into small pieces.
Wood ear mushrooms should be soaked in cold water for about 20 minutes, then sliced into thin strips suitable for eating. Stir-fry the shiitake and straw mushrooms with 1 tablespoon of cooking oil until they are just cooked.
Carrots should be peeled, washed, and cut into thin strips.
Chinese cabbage should be washed and drained. Then, blanch the Chinese cabbage and carrots briefly.
Vegetarian sausage and fried tofu should be cut into small pieces suitable for eating.
Dried vermicelli should be soaked in cold water for 5 – 10 minutes.
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Make the Dressing
Add 1 tablespoon of vegetarian oyster sauce, 1 tablespoon of soy sauce, 1 teaspoon of vegetarian seasoning, 1 tablespoon of sugar, 1 tablespoon of chili sauce, and 50 ml of water into a bowl and mix well.
Heat a pan on the stove, add 3 tablespoons of chopped green onions to the pan. Then pour the dressing mixture from above into the pan and bring to a boil.
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Mixing vermicelli
Put 100 grams of softened vermicelli into a bowl, add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil and 7 tablespoons of sauce.
Then, mix well to allow the vermicelli to absorb the sauce.
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Steaming vermicelli
After mixing the vermicelli, place it on a plate, then arrange the blanched carrots, bok choy, wood ear mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms, vegetarian sausage, and fried tofu as desired on top.
Next, drizzle the sauce over the vermicelli and vegetables, then place the plate into a steamer and steam for 7 minutes until the vermicelli is soft, then turn off the heat.
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Final Product
You can drizzle more sauce over the noodles again and enjoy.
This mixed noodle dish is not only visually appealing and aromatic but also rich in fiber and vitamins, which is very good for health. The soft noodles combine with the sweetness and crunchiness of the vegetables, blended with the rich sauce, making it very appetizing.
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So you have completed the vegetarian mixed noodles, wishing you successful preparation and enjoy with your family!
*Refer to images and recipes from the YouTube channel Diệu Pháp Âm and Tiktok BẾP CHAY XANH.
*You are invited to explore more delicious vegetarian recipes on the channel Tiktok BẾP CHAY XANH!
