Banh xeo – sizzling pancake with shrimp

Name: Banh xeo – sizzling pancake with shrimp
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 SERVINGS
Cuisine: Vietnamská kuchyně
Ingredients: 200 g rice flour; 2 teaspoons turmeric; 2 teaspoons tapioca starch; 2 teaspoons salt; 2 teaspoons sugar; 400 ml coconut milk; 1 spring onion; 300 g shrimp; 300 g pork belly; mung bean sprouts; 2 tablespoons fish sauce; 2 tablespoons lime juice; 2 tablespoons cane sugar; 2 cloves garlic; 1/2 chili pepper

4 SERVINGS

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BANH XEO

200 g rice flour
2 teaspoons turmeric
2 teaspoons tapioca starch
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons sugar
400 ml coconut milk
1 spring onion
300 g shrimp
300 g pork belly
mung bean sprouts

SAUCE

2 tablespoons fish sauce
2 tablespoons lime juice
2 tablespoons cane sugar
2 cloves garlic
1/2 chili pepper

SAUCE METHOD

1
First, prepare the fish sauce. Cut the chili pepper into small pieces, as well as the garlic (or mince it), and mix with 4 tablespoons of water and the remaining ingredients.

METHOD

1
In a large bowl, mix rice flour, tapioca starch, sugar, salt, and turmeric. While stirring constantly, add coconut milk. Then add 200 ml of water. Chop spring onion into the batter. Let the batter rest for a while.
2
Sauté shrimp and pork belly in hot oil, add a pinch of salt, season with pepper, and flavor with the prepared fish sauce.
3
Prepare a pan, heat the oil, and pour the batter into the pan.
4
Spread the batter evenly around the pan with a circular motion.
5
Place shrimp and pork belly on the pancake, sprinkle with a handful of sprouts. When the center of the pancake is cooked through and the edges start to brown, carefully fold the pancake. Let it finish cooking for a little longer.
6
Dip the rice pancake in the prepared dressing.

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