How to make "Banh Xeo"(Vietnamese Traditional
Pancake)
Pancake is one of the
"must-eat" traditional dishes in Vietnam. Like other dishes, there
are many different recipes for this dishes. In this article, we will show you
the basic recipe of this pancake.
Ingredients
Pancake
·
Rice flour - 150g.
·
Coconut milk - 200
ml.
·
Turmeric flour -
30g.
·
Mung bean - 50g.
·
Shrimp (Head
removed) - 100g.
·
Bean sprouts
·
Pork - 100g (If
you get fed up with pork, try chicken instead).
Sauce
·
Fish sauce - 40ml.
·
Sugar - 40g.
·
Garlic, red pepper, vegetables
such as lettuce, perilla, bean sprouts.
·
6 – 7 fine chopped scallion
leaves.
·
Cooking oil.
Method
Step 1: Batter
Mixing 150g of flour with 30g
turmeric flour, 200ml coconut milk, 100ml of water in one bowl, put a cool
compartment of the refrigerator for 1 hour.
Step 2: Fillings
- Soak mung
beans in water until soft
- Boil pork
until it is cooked throughly then slice it thinly.
- Wash bean
sprouts and veggies
Step 3: Making
Banh Xeo
- On
medium-high heat add 1-2 teaspoons of oil and some onions.
Immediately
add a few pieces of pork and shrimp. Sauté, lightly mixing until very lightly
browned.
Pour in
some batter and quickly tilt & rotate the pan so the batter is evenly
spread. Add more batter if it is not enough to cover the pan.
Add some
mung beans, bean sprouts, and cover with a lid for 2-3 minutes, or until bean
sprouts are slightly cooked. The batter should also be slightly cooked and
transparent around the edges.
Remove the
lid, lower heat to medium and wait for the crêpe to become crisp. Fold in half,
transfer to a plate and serve immediately.
Step 4: Sauce
-
Mix
sugar, garlic, chilli and vinegar then add water and stir it.
-
Add
fish sauce and stir again.