Fried rice with egg

( serves 5 people)

 Ingredients:

-500gr pre-cooked rice.

-3 tbsp oyster sauce.

-2 tbsp soya sauce.

-2 eggs, beaten.

-3 tbsp cooking oil ( vegetable or peanut).

- 50 gr carrot, finely diced

- 50 gr peas.

- 1 scallion, sliced, divided

- 3 garlic cloves, minced.

- salt, suger, broth mix.

- 1 tps white ( or black) pepper .

- 2 links Chinese sausage ( optional), steamed, diced.

Method:

Heat 3 tablespoons of cooking oil in a wok over high heat. Add the minced garlic, stir-fry until the outside is golden. Add  half of the scallions, carrot, peas, stirring and cook for 1 minute. Add the cooked rice, soya sauce, stir-fry, season with salt, suger and broth mix. When the rice is hot, add the beaten eggs, oyster sauce. Stir to mix all together until they are fully cooked. Remove from the heat. Sprinkle pepper on the fried rice.

Serving: 5 people.

-          Place the fried rice in a plate or a small bowl. Sprinkle pepper on the fried rice.

-          Garnish with the remaining scallion.

-          Enjoy with tablespoon.

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Beef noodles soup with pork feet and crab meatloaf

( serves 8-10 people).

Hue is a former captital of Vietnam. Hue is not only famous with beautiful places and friendly people, but also cuisine. The Hue cooking art always plays an important role in Vietnamese.
Hue cuisine gives us an unforgettable flavor. Try once  and enjoy with your family and friends.

Ingredients:
• 1 kg beef marrow bones.
• 1 kg pork feet.
• 1 kg of beef muscles.
• 3 teaspoons Hue shrimp paste
• 1 bunch lemongrass and about 2 teaspoons minced lemongrass.
• 150g pork paste.
• 100g crab meat
• scallion, shallot and 1 onion; bean sprouts, peppermint, laksa leaves,coriander and 1 small bunch fresh salads; chili powder and annatto powder; salt, pepper, sugar, fish sauce, broth mix.

Prepare: ( for serving)

-          Bean sprouts, peppermint, laksa leaves, coriander, salads: rinse in the clear water and allow them to drain in a colander.

-           Onion: slice, scallion: mince.

Method:
1. Mix Hue shrimp past with cold water in a bowl, and wait for at least 1 hour. The shrimp paste will shink to the bottom of the bowl , remove the sand on the surface. Should let it overnight.

2. Put  beef marrow bones, pork feet, beef muscles into a pot with clear water, add some  salt and bring to the boil. Then remove all the meat off the pot . It helps remove the bad smell from the meat. Place all meat in another large  pot, cover with 5 liters of water and bring to the boil. Reduce and keep into medium heat for at least 2 hour. The beef marraw bones needs time to tender. You maybe add more water then.

3. Cut lemongrass  into 2- inch pieces. Smash the lemongrass to release its fragrance by using a meat mallet or the back end of a kitchen knife , and place it in the pot . Scallion: chop and get the top, shallot: slice and add all to the pot. Add salt and sugar.

4. Pour the shrimp past  into the main pot. When the broth boils, remove air pubbles on the surface.

5. Make the gravy for the soup: Heat 2 Tbsp oil in a frying pan. Add the sliced shallot ,some scallion tops, 2 teaspoons minced lemongrass and cook, stirring, until the outside has browned. Add 2 tsp chili powder , 1 tsp annatto powder . Stir, remove from the heat.

6. Pour the gravy into the main pot , add sauce fish , sugar, salt. Wait to boil, and taste test.
7. Use chopsticks stick through the beef muscle, pork leg,  make sure them tender. Put them in a plate. Slice thinly the beef muscle.

8. Make the crab meatloaf: you can get the crab meat from cooking the crab. Or  you simply can buy crab meat available at the supermarket. Mix the pork paste with crab meat, season with pepper, salt, broth mix. Mix well, wait for the soup to boil, use a teaspoon to get the  mixture and drop into the pot. Wait for the mixture cooked, taste again and turn off the heat.

Serving: 8-10 people

-          Place the noodles, a few slices of beef muscles,  a few piece of pork feet, some crab meatloaves in a bowl. Pour the broth into the bowl to warm up the meat and noodles. Then use a sieve to drain. Add some thinly sliced onions , minced scallions . Pour the broth again fully.
-          Add bean sprouts, peppermints, laksa leaves, corianders, salads on the meat.
-          Sprinkle pepper and add some pieces of red chilli, some drops of lime ( optional)
-          Enjoy with chopsticks and spoon.

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