Mugwort combined with seasonal mushroom in egg roll is popular with diners at Hum. Photo courtesy of Hum Dining

With Executive Chef Lê Ngọc Thiện from Hum Vegetarian Restaurant in HCM City.

With more than 25 years of experience, Chef Thiện has spent most of his life creating fine and nutritious foods from naturally sourced ingredients.

He loves Vietnamese cuisine, especially vegan dishes, and he focuses his magical skills on making healthy dishes, bringing healthy dining experiences to his guests.

Hum Vegetarian was ranked tenth among the top 25 best vegetarian restaurants in the world, as voted by TripAdvisor in 2023.

Well known as a folk medicine that relieves colds and enriches blood, mugwort combined with seasonal mushroom in egg roll is one of the chef’s favourites, and is also popular among diners at Hum Vegetarian.

Easy to make, impress your loved ones this weekend by trying his favourite recipe.

Executive Chef Lê Ngọc Thiện at Hum Restaurant in HCM City. Photo courtesy of Hum Dining

Mugwort and seasonal mushroom in egg roll

Ingredients:

- Egg: 3

- Mugwort leaf: 50g (may be more or less, at your liking)

- Dried fragrant mushroom: 30g

- Seasoning powder with mushroom and seaweed flavours: 6g

- Cooking oil: 1tsp

- Red coloured cooking oil: 3 drops

Method:

- Clean mugwort leaves before cutting them into threads.

- Cut mushroom into threads after boiling.

- Pour two eggs into a bowl and beat well with seasoning powder.

- Heat the frying pan, pour cooking oil into the pan, and then add mugwort leaves and mushrooms. Stir-fry thoroughly until the mixture delivers aromatic smell, pour the egg into the pan and roll the egg right after it is cooked.

For the outer crust:

- Beat one egg well with seasoning power and red cooking oil to colour the egg before frying it in pan. Finally, wrap the roll with the egg crust and cut the egg roll into bite-size pieces as shown in the photo.

This special egg dish is prepared by Chef Thiện at Hum Vegetarian Võ Văn Tần in District 3 and Hum Vegetarian Thảo Điền in District 2 of HCM City. VNS