Bánh cuốn
Bánh cuốn, from above
Non vegNorthern Vietnam

Bánh cuốn

Silky steamed rice sheets rolled around pork and mushroom, with crisp shallots and dipping sauce.

60 minTime
16 gProtein each
mildSpice
Hanoi mornings2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayVietnamese steamed rice rolls with pork and mushroom and nuoc cham.
The original
544kcalsame
16 gproteinsame
3 gfibresame
60minutessame

Bánh cuốn.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Rice flour1⅔ cups
Tapioca starch3 tbsp
Water500 ml for batter, 60 ml for sauce
Salt½ tsp
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)for pan and shallots
Minced pork (pork mince, ground pork)250 g
Dried shiitake mushrooms4, soaked and minced (or wood ear)
Shallots7, minced and sliced
Fish sauce15 ml filling, 30 ml sauce
Black pepper½ tsp
Sugar1½ tbsp, for sauce
Lemon juice1½ tbsp
Fresh red chillies (fresh red chiles)1, sliced
Mint leavesa handful
Coriander leaves (cilantro)a handful
Moong sprouts (mung bean sprouts)1 cup, blanched

Method

5 steps
  1. 1Whisk rice flour, tapioca, salt and 500 ml water into a thin batter. Rest 30 minutes.
  2. 2Fry half the shallots in oil until crisp; drain. Fry the rest with pork, mushrooms, fish sauce and pepper until cooked through.
  3. 3Mix fish sauce, sugar, lemon, 60 ml water and chilli for the dipping sauce.
  4. 4Brush a non stick pan with oil, pour in a thin layer of batter, cover 45 seconds until translucent.
  5. 5Slide onto an oiled plate, add filling and roll. Repeat. Top with crisp shallots, herbs and sprouts.
Serve it like this

Arrange rolls on a plate, crisp shallots on top, herbs and sprouts on the side, sauce in small bowls.

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Make it a meal

What goes with Bánh cuốn: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

With a main Pho bo210 min
On the side Rau muong xao toi10 min
On the side Nuoc cham5 min
A little snack Banh mi50 min
To drink Sinh tố bơ5 min
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