Bánh Xèo (Sizzling Pancakes)
by Binh Duong
Yield: 10Total: 2 hrs
Ingredients
You have 3 of 15
produce
- ○2 1/2 cupsmung bean sprouts(divided)
- ✓2 mediumgarlic(thickly sliced)
- ○2 tablespoonslime juice(fresh)
- ○1scallion(thinly sliced)
- ○2 cupsshiitake mushroom caps(thinly sliced, fresh, divided)
- ✓1 cupyellow onion(thinly sliced, divided)
- ○2red Thai chiles(thickly sliced)
protein
- ○1 poundpork tenderloin(cut crosswise into very thin slices, divided)
- ○1/2 poundshrimp(peeled and deveined, divided)
grain
- ○2 cupsrice flour
pantry staple
- ○1 1/4 teaspoonskosher salt(divided)
- ○2 tablespoonsgranulated sugar
- ○1/4 teaspoonturmeric
- ✓2 tablespoonsfish sauce
- ○3/4 cupvegetable oil(divided)
- ✓1/4 teaspoonsblack pepper(divided)
other
- ✓2 1/4 cupswater(cold)
- ✓2 tablespoonswater
Instructions
- Make the dipping sauce: Using a mortar and pestle, pound chiles, garlic, and sugar until mixture resembles a slurry, about 3 minutes. Stir in fish sauce, lime juice, and 2 tablespoons water until blended. Set aside.
- Make the pancakes: Whisk together rice flour and 2 1/4 cups cold water in a medium bowl. Whisk in scallion and turmeric until blended. Set aside.
- Preheat oven to 200°F. Heat 1 1/2 tablespoons oil in a 10-inch nonstick skillet over high. Add 3 pork slices, 3 shrimp, and a few mushroom and onion slices. Sprinkle with 1/8 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Cook until pork and vegetables are lightly browned, about 30 seconds per side.
- Stir rice flour mixture. Remove skillet from heat. Holding skillet at an angle, pour in 1/3 cup rice flour mixture, and swirl to evenly coat bottom of skillet.
- Return skillet to heat over medium. Cover and cook, undisturbed, until sides of pancake turn deep brown and curl up, about 5 minutes. Remove skillet from heat, and sprinkle 1/4 cup bean sprouts over pancake. Fold in half, and transfer to a baking sheet; keep warm in preheated oven. Repeat procedure with remaining oil, pork, shrimp, mushrooms, onion, salt, pepper, and bean sprouts to make 9 more pancakes. Arrange pancakes on a large platter, and serve warm with dipping sauce.