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Crispy fried pancake recipe (banh xeo)
- Cuisine: Vietnamese
Ingredients
Pancake filling
1 kg pork neck or fillet, sliced
2 tbspn hoisin sauce
2 tbspn fish sauce
1 tsp sugar
¼ tsp salt
Black pepper
2 tbspn oil.
1 onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
20 prawns. cooked
100g mushrooms sliced
250g bean sprouts
50g dried onion
Pancake
340g rice flour
1 tspn ground turmeric
560ml coconut milk
560ml water
½ cup spring (green) onions, chopped
Oil for frying
20 prawns. cooked
100g mushrooms sliced
250g bean sprouts
50g dried onion
Oak lettuce
Mint leaves
Nuoc Mam Cham (Dipping Sauce)
4 limes, peeled and quartered
½ cup water.
½ cup fish sauce
1 medium carrot, grated
Sugar
Chilli, sliced
Garlic, finely diced
Preparation
Pancake filling
Marinate the sliced pork in the hoisin sauce, fish sauce, sugar and seasoning for about 10 – 15 minutes.
In a wok or large fry pan, heat oil and fry onion till translucent. Add garlic and fry till onion begins to brown. Add pork and cook on high heat for approx 5 mins.
Pancake Mix
Dry ingredients in a large bowl. Add coconut milk and water and mix well to form a thick pancake batter. Add spring onions and allow to rest for 15 mins.
Heat about 1 tbspn of oil in a small fry pan and ladle in enough batter to cover pan.
Place cooked pork, prawns, mushroom, bean sprouts and dried onion over half the pancake, while still in the pan.
When pancake has cooked, fold uncovered pancake half over filling.
Serve with dipping sauce (nuoc cham), and lettuce and mint leaves.
Nuoc Mam Cham (Dipping Sauce)
Combine the lime, water, fish sauce and carrot in a food processor. Add sugar, chilli and garlic to taste.
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