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Preparation
20 minutes
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Cooking
50 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Why not spend your free weekend trying out some new dishes for your family, right? Today TasteVN wants to bring you a super delicious and attractive bánh xèo made from rice paper to treat your loved ones. Let’s get cooking and make this fried dish right away!
Ingredients for Bánh xèo made from rice paper Serves 6
White rice paper 220 gr (1 pack) Fresh shrimp 200 gr Pork 200 gr Bean sprouts 100 gr Onion 50 gr (1 bulb) Various greens 200 gr Rice flour 100 gr Potato starch 1 tablespoon Turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon Minced garlic and chili 1 tablespoon Coconut milk 100 ml Cooking oil 1 tablespoon Fish sauce 3 tablespoons Lemon juice 3 tablespoons Brown sugar 3 tablespoons Common seasonings a little (salt/ seasoning powder/ ground pepper)
How to choose fresh and delicious ingredients
How to choose, where to buy delicious and quality rice paper
- Delicious and quality rice papers usually have a light fragrance of rice flour, their color is not too white but slightly off-white, characteristic of rice grains.
- You should choose rice papers that are neither too thick nor too thin, but with a smooth and even surface without any dirt or foreign objects sticking to it.
- Additionally, to buy clean, safe, and quality rice paper, you should choose products that are packaged, with clear origin information and expiration dates, sold in supermarkets, large rice paper markets, TasteVN stores, or purchase online on the e-commerce site bachhoaxanh.com.
- The price range for 100 grams of rice paper is 10,000 – 11,000 VND (price updated in September 2021).
How to choose fresh and delicious pork
- When buying, you should choose pieces of pork that have bright colors, light pink or light red, with interspersed fat that is slightly translucent white. Touching it should have good elasticity and a characteristic aroma of meat, not unpleasant or fishy.
- To make the pancake dish more delicious, you should choose to buy pork belly to have both lean and fatty meat, helping the dish not to be too dry or too greasy.
- In addition, when buying, you should also choose pieces of pork belly with a layer of fat about 1.5 – 2 finger lengths thick and firmly attached to the skin with the meat. These characteristics indicate that the pig was raised in normal conditions without being forced, which affects the quality of the meat.
- Avoid buying pieces of pork that have a pale color, where the meat and fat are separated, and when touched, there is a yellow fluid because this indicates that the pig was raised with lean meat enhancers.
How to choose fresh and delicious shrimp
- Fresh and delicious shrimp usually have a transparent shell, uniform color, the joints on the shrimp shell move flexibly and still have a slight smell of seawater, not fishy.
- In addition, when buying, you should also choose shrimp that have their parts firmly attached to each other, with no slimy appearance and no lumps or grit in the shell.
- Do not choose shrimp with spread tails because this indicates that they have been injected with chemicals or water to make them plump.
Where to buy rice flour, potato starch
- Currently, you can easily buy rice flour and potato starch at large grocery stores, supermarkets, or in general stores like TasteVN.
- The price for a 400g bag of rice flour will be 20,000 – 23,000 VND, while a 500g bag of potato starch ranges around 48,000 – 50,000 VND (prices updated in September 2021).
Tools for preparation
How to make Bánh xèo with rice paper
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Preparing ingredients
Pork should be soaked in diluted salt water for about 3 minutes to eliminate the smell, then rinse it twice with clean water, drain, and slice it thinly.
Fresh shrimp should be peeled, rinsed briefly with water, and cut along the back to remove the shrimp’s vein, then rinse again with water and drain.
Onions should be trimmed, peeled, cut into small pieces shaped like wedges, and separated into individual pieces. Bean sprouts should be washed clean and drained.
Effective ways to eliminate the smell of pork
- Method 1: Blanch the pork in boiling water for about 2 – 3 minutes, then remove the meat and rinse it with clean water to effectively eliminate the smell.
- Method 2: Soak the pork with a few crushed ginger slices or a few drops of white wine, then remove and rinse twice with clean water before cutting and cooking.
View details: Effective ways to eliminate the smell of pork
How to quickly remove the shrimp’s vein
- Method 1: Count back from the tail of the shrimp to the second groove connecting the two shell segments, insert a toothpick through and pull to remove the vein.
- Method 2: After peeling the shrimp, use a knife to cut a line along the back and gently lift out the vein with the tip of the knife.
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Stir-fry the ingredients
Add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil to the pan, heat over low heat for about 1 minute until the oil is hot, then add 1/4 of the sliced onions. Sauté over medium heat for about 2 minutes until the onions become fragrant, then add the thinly sliced pork along with 1/3 teaspoon of salt and 2 teaspoons of seasoning.
Stir well for another 4 minutes until the pork is just cooked and firm, then add all the shrimp that have been deveined.
Continue to stir-fry over medium heat for another 4 minutes until the shrimp and pork are tender, then add the remaining onions, bean sprouts, and 1/2 teaspoon of ground pepper.
Mix well for about 1 minute until the bean sprouts and onions are slightly wilted and coated evenly with ground pepper, then turn off the heat.
Make Vietnamese pancakes
Add 100ml of cooking oil to the pan, place the pan on the stove, and heat it on low for about 1 minute until the oil is hot. Then, dip a white rice paper into the prepared pancake batter until it is evenly coated.
Place the rice paper into the hot oil and fry on low heat for about 1 minute on each side until the batter is firm and no longer sticks to the chopsticks.
Use chopsticks to fold the pancake in half, then flip it back and forth for another 2 minutes until the pancake is crispy, then turn off the heat and remove the pancake to drain.
Repeat until all the rice papers and batter are used up.
Completion
After the pancakes have drained oil, use a spoon to add the cooked filling inside the pancakes.
Prepare an additional plate of fresh vegetables including: lettuce, Vietnamese mint, herbs,… Grab a bowl of dipping sauce that has been mixed, and then you can invite your family to enjoy!
Final Product
Pancakes made with rice paper after completion will have a delicious golden crust, crispy and exuding the fragrant aroma of turmeric. When eaten, you will feel the crispy golden crust combined with the rich and fresh filling of pork and fresh shrimp.
Add a little fresh vegetable to eat along with sweet and sour dipping sauce, and it will be super delicious, just as wonderful as traditional pancakes!
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This weekend, prepare a dish of pancakes made with rice paper like this to change the taste for the whole family, it will be fantastic, right? TasteVN wishes you success with this dish and a delicious, warm meal with your family!
