Bánh Xèo (Sizzling Saigon Crepes)

Name: Bánh Xèo (Sizzling Saigon Crepes)
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Ingredients: 200g rice flour; 50g cornflour; 1/2 tsp turmeric; 400ml coconut milk; 200ml sparkling water; 200g prawns, peeled; 200g pork belly, thinly sliced; 200g bean sprouts; oil for frying; lettuce leaves, mint, coriander to serve; nuoc cham dipping sauce to serve

Crispy turmeric rice crepes filled with prawns, pork and bean sprouts.

Total time

45 min

Prep

35 min

Cook

10 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Vietnamese

Ingredients

200grice flour

50gcornflour

1/2 tspturmeric

400mlcoconut milk

200mlsparkling water

200gprawns, peeled

200gpork belly, thinly sliced

200gbean sprouts

oilfor frying

lettuce leaves, mint, corianderto serve

nuoc cham dipping sauceto serve

Instructions

Make batter: mix flours, turmeric, coconut milk and sparkling water. Rest 30 minutes.

Fry pork and prawns in a little oil. Remove.

Heat an oiled pan until very hot. Add a thin ladle of batter and swirl quickly.

Add filling to one half. Cover and cook until edges are crispy.

Fold in half. Slide onto a plate.

Serve wrapped in lettuce with herbs and nuoc cham.