South East Asian, Main Course Lactose Free Nut Free, Ground Pork

Bánh cuốn (Vietnam)

Serves 4

Ingredients

Method

200 g. Rice Flour
10 g. Tapioca Starch
500 ml. Water
5 ml. Cooking Oil
200 g. Ground Pork
50 g. Dried Wood Ear Mushrooms, Soaked and Finely Chopped
50 g. Shallots, Minced
5 g. Salt
5 g. Pepper
Fresh Herbs, for Garnish (Coriander, Mint)
60 ml. Fish Sauce
60 ml. Lime Juice
60 ml. Water
30 g. Sugar
1 Garlic Clove, Minced
1 Red Chili, Finely Chopped

In a bowl, mix the rice flour, tapioca starch, water, and a pinch of salt to make the batter. Let it rest for 30 minutes.

In a pan, sauté the minced shallots until fragrant, add the ground pork and chopped wood ear mushrooms, season with salt and pepper, and cook until the pork is done.

Heat a non-stick pan over medium heat, brush with a little oil. Add a ladle of the batter into the pan, quickly swirl to cover the pan with a thin layer of batter. Cover the pan and let it cook for about 1 minute or until the edges start to peel.

Lift the rice sheet out, place a spoonful of the pork filling on one end and roll it up.

To make the Nuoc Cham sauce, mix together fish sauce, lime juice, water, sugar, minced garlic, and chopped chili. Stir until the sugar is completely dissolved.

Serve the Bánh cuốn with fresh herbs and Nuoc Cham sauce on the side for dipping.