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: 400 ml coconut milk; 300 g pork belly; 300 g shrimp; 200 g rice flour; 2 tsp turmeric; 2 tsp tapioca starch; 2 tsp sugar; mung bean sprouts; 1 pc spring onion; 2 tsp salt; 2 tbsp fish sauce; 2 tbsp lime juice; 2 tbsp cane sugar; 2 cloves garlic 14 g; 1/2 chili pepper 10 g

4 SERVINGS

Under an hour

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BANH XEO

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

SAUCE

2 tbsp fish sauce
2 tbsp lime juice
2 tbsp cane sugar
2 cloves garlic 14 g
1/2 chili pepper 10 g

METHOD FOR THE SAUCE

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
Distribute 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 cook for a little longer.
6
Dip the rice pancake in the prepared dressing.

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