ORLANDO, Fla. — A local Vietnamese family is dishing up authentic Vietnamese cuisine in Orlando.
Huong Viet — which means “the flavor of Vietnam” — is nestled within Westside Crossings on W. Colonial.
Chef Eddie Hui says the Vietnamese community in Central Florida is getting stronger, especially since he moved here in 2004.
“It has been growing really, really fast,” he said. “There are so many Vietnamese immigrants coming here.”
At Huong Viet, he serves cuisine popular in both North and South Vietnam. Eddie has been cooking since 1980 and he looks forward to meeting new patrons.
Watch the video to see how it's made!
Crispy Pancake
- Mix rice flour with turmeric, water, coconut milk
- Place bean sprouts, cooked slice pork, cooked halved shrimp, sliced onion in hot oiled pan
- Spread rice flour mixture over ingredients
- Cove with lid
- Fold in halves
- Serve with lettuce, herbs, shredded carrots and daikon, and fish sauce
How to eat crispy pancake
- Get a piece of lettuce
- Place a piece of crispy pancake and all herbs inside the lettuce
- Wrap it and dip in fish sauce mixture
Shaking Beef
- Fresh flank steak, slice it up into cubes
- Season with salt, pepper, sugar
- Put a little bit of oil in a wok
- Throw the meat in there first (cooks fast)
- Add onions, garlic, oyster sauce, more salt, pepper, sugar
- Shake the wok up (hence, “Shaking Beef”)
- Add sliced onions
- Scallions