Away from Vietnam for many years, Ngoc Huyen still misses home rice and cooks all authentic dishes of her homeland

Ngoc Huyen’s meals are simple, “whenever you wake up” is an emotional cord that connects her family and always remembers Vietnam.

Ngoc Huyen, born Vu Ha Ngoc Huyen is a reformed artist. She has won many major awards in Vietnam, received the title of Distinguished Artist and is considered to be the person who “brought cai luong to break through the old stereotypes to approach the rhythm of the times”. The female artist has been singing since the age of 14, won many awards such as the gold medal of the National Professional Festival in 1990 and 2000, the gold medal of Tran Huu Trang from 1995 to 1996, the most favorite actress Mai Vang 1995-1997. -2002… Ngoc Huyen was awarded the title of Excellent Artist in 2001. In mid-2002, she went to the US to tour, then got married with the son of singer Thanh Tuyen and settled down. Currently, the artist’s family is living in California, USA. Not only successful in career, Ngoc Huyen also has a full family life, obedient children. When she finished work, she would go to the kitchen to cook delicious meals for her family. Although she has been in the US for many years, perhaps it is impossible to forget the taste of her hometown, but the dishes that the female artist cooks are all Vietnamese. She shared that her cooking experience was taught by her mother since childhood and “Until now, I still study cooking with my mother, what she cooks, I learn that dish.” The dish she recently cooked with the right Vietnamese flavor is Saigon broken rice. Tam rice dish, she and her mother went to the kitchen to treat the whole family Broken rice is an idyllic rustic dish of Saigon people, a harmonious combination from tiny but fragrant broken rice grains, served with grilled pork cutlet and pork rind or omelet, creating a delicious dish. distinctive features of the cuisine of the people of the South. A portion of broken rice usually has ribs, skin, rolls, omelet, these are the 4 most popular side dishes, accompanied by a few slices of cucumber or tomato. Looking at Ngoc Huyen’s meal is enough to see that the taste of home dishes is always very clearly imprinted, never forgotten. In addition, the female artist also cooks many other hometown dishes: Quang noodles by her own hands. Her family often cooks Vietnamese dishes as a “emotional string” for her to remember Vietnam. She revealed that her children from childhood to adulthood always like to eat pho the most The family food of singer Ngoc Huyen is simple with every season, fresh and ensures nutrition and health. A tray of rice ensures enough nutrients for Ngoc Huyen’s family Ngoc Huyen changed dishes for the whole family with spring rolls To cook delicious broken rice like Ngoc Huyen, you can refer to the following recipe: Prepare: – Broken rice: 300g. – Regular rice: 60g. – Ribs pieces: 300g (4 pieces of cutlets). – Pork skin: 100g. – Tomato: 1 fruit. – White radish: 150g. Carrots: 150g. – Rice hearing. – 1 chili pepper, 4 garlic cloves, 3 purple onions. – Green onions: 1 small handful. – Lemon: One fruit. – Spices: Fish sauce, salt, seasoning seeds, monosodium glutamate, rice vinegar (100ml). – Seasoning for marinated ribs includes: 1 tablespoon honey, 1 teaspoon salt, 2 tablespoons delicious fish sauce, 1 tablespoon oyster sauce, 2 teaspoons sweetened condensed milk, 2 tablespoons cooking oil, 2 tablespoons sugar, 1 tablespoon soda water, a few drops of lemon, a little garlic and minced purple onion. Put the ribs with the prepared marinade into the bowl, mix well to absorb the seasoning. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let it sit for 2-3 hours. Making: – Cook rice: Mix the two types of rice well, wash it, put it in a pot and pour in water to cook normally. For delicious rice, you can refer to the following recipe: The number of cups of rice is equal to the number of cups of water adding 1/2 cup of water. For example, 1 cup of rice will add 1.5 cups of water. – Grilled ribs: You can grill ribs over charcoal or in the oven. When the ribs are almost cooked, take the ribs out and dip them back into the seasoning bowl, then grill again until the ribs are golden brown and fragrant. Note, you should keep the fire low to medium, avoid quick baking, when cooked, the ribs will be more delicious. And the secret to getting delicious ribs with a more attractive golden color is to brush a layer of honey on the surface of the meat when the meat is almost cooked. – Make pickles. Grate the carrots and white radish in a bowl. Pour into a cup of 100ml vinegar, add 3 tablespoons of sugar, half a teaspoon of salt, stir until dissolved, then pour into a bowl of grated carrots and white radish. Stir well and submerge carrots and cabbage in vinegar, cover with cling film and soak for about 1 hour. – Pork skin: Boiled with a little salt, when cooked, the pork skin will shrink. Remove the cooked skin to a cup of cold water, add a little ice to soak for 5 minutes, then remove and drain. Thinly slice the skin and mix well with the hearing. – Cucumber and tomato: Cut into pieces. – Make onion fat: You boil a small amount of cooking oil in a pan, then add a cup of finely chopped scallions and add a little sugar and salt. – Garlic, chili: Finely minced. – Prepare fish sauce: Prepare half a cup of clean water, add 2 tablespoons of sugar, 2 tablespoons of fish sauce, stir until the sugar dissolves. Then add minced garlic and chili and mix well. A small note is that garlic and chili should be added later, then it will float on the surface of the fish sauce. And the last step, you just need to present the dish to the plate so that it is beautiful.