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Preparation
30 minutes
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Cooking
15 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Chà bông is a familiar dish for every Vietnamese person. Today, let’s try cooking with a new twist on chà bông, bringing a delicious and fragrant flavor, which is the vegetarian coconut chà bông. This will be a vegetarian dish that you will love.
Ingredients for Vegetarian Coconut Chà Bông For 1 person
Grated coconut 200 gr Banana leaf A little Scallion 1 stalk Fish sauce 2 tablespoons Soy sauce 2 tablespoons Color sauce 1/2 tablespoon Vegetarian seasoning 1 tablespoon Cooking oil 2 tablespoons Sugar 1 tablespoon
Information about color sauce
- Color sauce or caramel sauce is a product of the process of heating ingredients such as sugar, coconut, pineapple, etc., to create a thick mixture with characteristic color and flavor. This is a seasoning used to marinate various foods, giving the dish a beautiful color and rich flavor.
- You can buy ready-made color sauce at grocery stores, supermarkets, or the nearest Bách Hóa XANH.
- You can also make color sauce at home using a simple recipe from TasteVN.
How to make Vegetarian Coconut Floss
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Make rice balls
First, wash the rice thoroughly, remove any husks, drain the water, and put it in a pot to cook.
Once the rice is cooked, transfer it to a basket; to prevent the rice from sticking to the banana leaves, brush a little cooking oil on the leaves, then add the rice and roll it slowly to form a cylindrical shape.
Tip: You can use plastic wrap instead of banana leaves if needed, depending on what you have available at home.After that, use a knife to gently cut the rice into round pieces that are visually appealing.
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Prepare the sauce
In a small bowl, mix 2 tablespoons of fish sauce, 2 tablespoons of soy sauce, 1/2 tablespoon of coloring sauce, 1 tablespoon of vegetarian seasoning, and 1 tablespoon of sugar, and stir well.
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Sautéed Coconut
Clean the scallions you bought, and cut them into pieces about the length of one finger.
Place a pan on the stove, add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil, wait for the oil to heat up, and then add the cut scallions to sauté until fragrant.
Note:- You just need to wait for the oil to be hot and then add the scallions to sauté, no need to wait for the oil to boil.
- Because boiling oil will cause the fragrant smell from the scallions to rise quickly, and the scallions will burn, losing their aroma.
Next, add 200g of grated coconut to the pan, stir continuously over medium heat to avoid burning the coconut.
Then, evenly pour the mixed sauce you prepared into the coconut pan. Stir well until the coconut strands are evenly soaked with the seasoning and have a nice golden color. Turn the heat down low and sauté continuously for about 10 minutes, until the coconut is just cooked, not too wet and not too dry.
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Completion
Finally, you just need to arrange the rice on the plate and place the coconut floss around it. That’s it, you’re done.
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Finished Product
So the vegetarian coconut floss served with rice balls is complete. The fragrant savory taste of coconut floss paired with rice balls is just perfect.
Tips for Storing Vegetarian Coconut Floss
- Store vegetarian coconut floss in a sealed container, tightly closed and kept in the refrigerator.
- This method can help vegetarian coconut floss last up to a week.
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So we’ve completed the dish of vegetarian coconut floss after a few simple steps. Vegetarian coconut floss has a salty taste and the characteristic fragrance of coconut, perfectly paired with rice balls. Moreover, this dish is also healthy and suitable for many vegetarian families. Wishing you success with the recipe from TasteVN!
*Refer to the images and recipe from the YouTube channel Diệu Pháp Âm.
