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The Southwest region is known as the “Southern rice bowl” of our country. Thanks to this advantage, the people here have produced many attractive dishes from rice. And you know, silkworm cake is also among them. Until now, we still do not know exactly when this cake came from. Only know that they appear from the cuisine of the Mekong River, are made from flour and have the appearance of “silkworm”.

And you also try to “recreate” those silkworms with lassho.edu.vn through this recipe.

What is silkworm cake?

Silkworm cake is an extremely famous specialty of the West River region . This is a dish that makes countless tourists wonder and remember forever about this rich land.

Silkworm cake consists of banh cano shaped like a silkworm, coconut milk, lean pork with salted ram, pork skin and some accompanying vegetables (such as bean sprouts, herbs, cucumber, salad). Silkworm cake is enjoyed with sweet and sour fish sauce , and it is the combination of the salty taste of fish sauce and the fatty sweetness of coconut milk that makes the dish unique and extremely attractive.

Ingredients for making silkworm cake

• 200g rice flour
• 50g tapioca flour
• 50g glutinous rice flour
• 300ml coconut milk
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 150g pork skin (boiled)
• 300g lean shoulder meat
• Minced shallot, minced garlic, minced chili, lime juice, coconut water
• 150g of rice ear
• Seasoning: Salt, seasoning, fish sauce, white sugar….

How to make silkworm cake

Step 1: Knead the dough

Dough

Mix rice flour, glutinous rice flour and tapioca flour together. Then, slowly pour the prepared boiling water into the dough, stir well, then knead with your hands until the mixture is uniform, smooth and does not stick to your hands.

When finished, take a sufficient amount of flour to put in the palm of your hand, then use your hands to form strands to eat.

Note, you should cover with a little flour so that the cake fibers do not stick together.

Step 2: Boil the cake

Put the pot of water on the stove, when the water boils, drop the noodles in. We will boil them until they float on the surface and the dough turns clearer, then take it out and put it in a bowl of ice water right away.

Step 3: Make the sauce

First, add about 30ml of water to the cornstarch , stir until completely dissolved. Then, put the pot on the stove, add the cornstarch mixture with coconut milk and ½ teaspoon of salt . Finally, cook until the mixture boils and thickens, then turn off the heat. So that’s done.

Step 4: Make the envelope

First, wash the lean shoulder meat, then marinate it with minced shallot, 1 teaspoon minced garlic, ½ teaspoon sugar, 1 teaspoon seasoning, 1 teaspoon pepper and 1 tablespoon fish sauce. Mix well and let stand for 10-15 minutes.

Put the pan with cooking oil on the stove, when the oil is hot, add the meat and fry until golden brown. Then, pour in coconut water, rim until the water is thick, then turn off the stove. When done, cut the boiled pork meat and skin (prepared) into bite-sized pieces. Mix the two together with the rice flour, that’s it.

Step 5: Make fish sauce

Put in a cup of lemon juice, 70ml of fish sauce, 60g of sugar and 80ml of filtered water . Stir until completely dissolved, add ½ teaspoon minced garlic and minced chili .

Reference : How to make delicious soft and delicious tapioca silkworm cake

Finished Product

Silkworm cake

Arrange the silkworm cake on a plate, then drizzle a piece of sauce on top. We can eat with cucumber, raw vegetables, skin hearing combined with sweet and sour fish sauce. The white, supple bread is immersed in the fragrant, rich coconut milk sauce. It all comes together perfectly, making us want to eat forever.

Silkworm cake – a delicate dish, carefully prepared from ingredient selection to processing. They seem to encapsulate the culinary essence of the Southwest region. Because of that, the cake is forever rich, pure and simple Southern flavor is unmistakable.

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Source : Cooky

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