Goat meat The Truong Yen mountain area (Hoa Lu district) has many limestone mountains that have been formed for a long time. Taking advantage of this, people have formed a habit of grazing goats in the mountains, feeding them natural plants. As a result, Ninh Binh goat meat when processed often has a special delicious taste with herbal smell, sweet taste and firm meat. Goat meat is processed into many attractive dishes by Ninh Binh people such as rare lemon, pan-fried, stir-fried with chili pepper, stewed with traditional herbs or spring rolls… In 2012, Ninh Binh mountain goat was recognized by the Vietnam Record Organization. is one of the “Top 50 Vietnamese specialties”. In 2021, Truong Yen mountain goat also entered the “Top 100 Vietnamese specialties” of this organization. Burnt rice Ninh Binh elderberry was recognized by the Asian Record Organization as one of 12 Vietnamese specialties according to the set of criteria “Asian culinary value” in August 2012. Although burnt rice is a simple dish, in order to cook deliciously and meet the standards, it must go through many complicated stages, completely handmade according to the secret of Ninh Binh people. The rice selected to make elderberry must be fragrant, sticky rice or yellow sticky rice. After the rice is washed and cooked, people take each piece of rice that sticks to the bottom of the pot (burnt), dry it in the sun, then deep-fry it in oil so that the rice grains are crispy. Ninh Binh burnt rice is dipped with a sauce made from goat meat, with a strong consistency, spicy and aromatic flavor creating an unforgettable blend. Gia Vien shrimp paste Gia Vien district is a low-lying area with many rivers. People here have a profession of “riu” (catching) shrimp and making fish sauce for generations. To make delicious shrimp paste jars, people only choose old shrimp, round body, blue color and must be fresh. After washing, draining, people mix the shrimps with hearing and salt and then put them in a crockery jar, close the lid, leave in a cool place for more than a month to be used. Gia Vien shrimp paste has been recognized by the Vietnam Record Organization as one of the “100 Vietnamese gift specialties 2020 – 2021”.

Beef roll with enoki mushrooms Main material: Thinly sliced ​​beef, enoki mushrooms, ginger, garlic, green onions, lettuce, fish sauce, salt, soy sauce, sugar Cooking steps – Needle mushrooms are washed, soaked in salt water for about 5 minutes. After that, you take out the needle mushroom, rinse it with cold water, and let it dry. Scallions are lightly blanched. – Marinate thinly sliced ​​beef with a little salt and pepper. Spread the beef evenly on the cutting board, put the needle mushrooms in, roll tightly, use the boiled onion stalks to tie it in place. – Place beef jerky in an oil-free fryer, set at 175 degrees Celsius for 15 minutes. – Cook the sauce including 2 tablespoons of soy sauce, 2 tablespoons of sugar, until the mixture thickens slightly, then turn off the heat. Beef needlestick rolls are served with salad, dipped with sweet and salty sauce. Photo: Chau Khoa. Note: – During the baking process, you can add a little oil to help the beef fragrant and not dry. – You should not stack the beef needle rolls in an oil-free fryer, which can be divided into several batches, helping the finished product to ripen evenly. – You can add vegetables such as carrots, asparagus… to make beef rolls more beautiful and attractive. Vinegar dipped beef hot pot Main material: Beef, bone broth, vinegar, lemon, young coconut water, pineapple, rice paper, fresh vermicelli, raw vegetables, spices of all kinds. Cooking steps: – Preliminary processing of ingredients: Chopped onion, smashed lemongrass. Pineapple is taken the juice of 3/4 fruit, the rest is chopped. Beef is marinated with fish sauce, seasoning seeds, red onion for 30 minutes. – Make hot pot: Pour pineapple juice, bone broth, fresh coconut into the pot, add onion, vinegar, lemongrass to boil, season to taste. – Mixing seasoning sauce: Add sugar, lemon, garlic, chili, minced pineapple into the bowl of fish sauce depending on your preference. You can eat nafy hot pot with vermicelli or beef rolls with rice paper, raw vegetables, and seasoning with fish sauce. Photo: Annie16_h, Quynhchaudang. Note: – You should choose tender beef tenderloin or tender fillet to make the hot pot more delicious. – The amount of vinegar should be moderate so that the hot pot is not harsh. Rare beef with lemon Main material: Beef, purple onion, carrot, lemon, garlic, chili, laksa leaves, fried onions, roasted peanuts, vinegar, sesame oil, seasoning seeds, sugar, salt, fish sauce. Cooking steps: – Buy beef, wash, dry, cut very thin. Then, you put 1/3 cup of lemon juice into the bowl of beef, mix well, soak for 3 hours to make the meat rare. – Red onion peeled, thinly sliced, add a little vinegar, sugar, marinated for 15 minutes. Carrots peeled, cut into strips, add a little salt, mix well by hand, rinse with water, drain. Chopped laksa leaves, crushed roasted peanuts, minced garlic and chili peppers. – Mix salad dressing including 3 tablespoons lemon juice, 3 tablespoons vinegar, 1/2 teaspoon seasoning, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil, 1/2 teaspoon sugar, 3 tablespoons fish sauce, add chili and minced garlic as you like. – Take the rare beef to a bowl, add purple onion, carrot, laksa leaves and mixed fish sauce. Finally, you put the salad on a plate, add some roasted peanuts and fried onions on top. Note: With this dish, the beef is not cooked by heat, but using the re-lemon method. Therefore, you should choose fresh and hygienic meat to ensure the quality of the dish. The rare lemongrass beef dish has a mild and cool taste, suitable for enjoying in the hot season. Photo: Subtleasian.cooking, ddmau_chinatown. Beef rattles Main material: Beef tenderloin, onion, green and red bell pepper, tomato, potato, oyster sauce, olive oil, garlic, coriander, cooking oil, base seasoning Cooking steps: – Beef washed, cut into bite-sized squares, marinated with seasoning seeds, fish sauce, and pepper for 1 to 3 hours. – Cut the pieces of onion, chili, cut the areca tomato. – Peel potatoes, wash, cut into long pieces. – Heat the air fryer for 3 minutes at 180 degrees C. Then, you put the beef, potatoes, onions, peppers, tomatoes into the fryer at 180 degrees / 15 minutes. – Take the beef rattle, potatoes out of the pot, put on a plate, decorate beautifully, sprinkle some coriander and enjoy. Note: The secret to making potatoes crispy and delicious is to lightly blanch them with a little salt, then drain them. The dish has a mix of Vietnamese and Western cuisine. Photo: _cookingbya96. Beef roll with guise leaves Main material: Lean shoulder meat (200 g pureed), scallions (washed, chopped), shiitake mushrooms (5 ears washed, chopped), chopped onion, bay leaves (12 leaves washed, stem removed, drained ), seasoning (seasoning, pepper, fish sauce) Cooking steps: – Ground meat, shiitake mushrooms, onions, scallions are marinated with 2 teaspoons of seasoning, 1 teaspoon of pepper, 1 tablespoon of fish sauce for 20-30 minutes. – Put the seasoned filling mixture into the guise leaves and then wrap it up, fixed with a leaf roll. – You arrange the rolls in turn in an oil-free fryer, bake at 180 degrees C for 15 minutes. Then, you turn the rolls and bake for another 5 minutes at 200 degrees Celsius. – Lot leaf rolls are used in dishes such as grilled meat vermicelli, crab cakes… or rolled with rice paper, raw vegetables, sweet and sour sauce. Note: You should turn the green side of the bay leaves out when rolling so that when baking, the rolls turn up a nice color. The fat in the shoulder meat will help the patties to be golden and fragrant. Photo: Ven.oc, moon_foodnlife.