Banh Xeo (Vietnamese Shrimp Pancakes)

Banh Xeo (Vietnamese Shrimp Pancakes)

Recipe by MrMe from allrecipes.com

Dinner 1 Hr. 20 Mins.

Ingredients

4

4 servings

  • 20 uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 5 ounces boneless pork loin, sliced
  • 1 teaspoon fish sauce
  • 1 pinch monosodium glutamate (MSG)
  • ⅔ cup rice flour
  • 7 ounces water
  • 6 ounces coconut milk
  • 3 green onions, finely chopped
  • ½ teaspoon saffron
  • 2 cups vegetable oil for frying, or as needed
  • ½ cup bean sprouts
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
  • ½ cup lime juice
  • ⅓ cup fish sauce
  • 3 tablespoons water
  • 3 tablespoons white sugar
  • 2 dried red chile peppers, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1 pinch monosodium glutamate (MSG)
  • 4 leaves mustard greens

Instructions

  • Marinate the shrimp and pork loin with the fish sauce and MSG in a glass or ceramic bowl for 30 minutes.
  • Mix rice flour, water, coconut milk, green onions, and saffron powder.
  • Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a pan over medium-high heat. Drop 1/4 of the rice flour mixture and fry a large, thin pancake until bubbles form and the edges are dry, 3 to 4 minutes.. Put 1/4 of the shrimp and pork mixture on the pancake. Reduce heat to medium, add 1/4 of the bean sprouts and basil, flip, and cook until browned on the other side, 2 to 3 minutes. Fold pancake in half and transfer to a plate. Repeat with remaining batter and filling.
  • Mix lime juice, fish sauce, water, sugar, red chiles, garlic, and MSG for sauce together. To eat, roll the pancakes up together in a mustard green leaf and dip in the sauce.

Nutritional Facts

Per 4 servings

  • Calories: 413
  • Carbohydrate: 39g
  • Fat: 23g
  • Fiber: 3g
  • Protein: 16g
  • Sugar: 11g

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