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Monday, September 19, 2011

Vietnamese Country Pancake

All across Vietnam, we were introduced to their version of the pancake.  Vietnamese cuisine is rich in green vegetables and herbs and their pancake is no exception.  They have quite a number of versions, when I participated in a private cooking class at Gioan, 94B Bach Dang Street, in Hoi An, their's was the so called "country pancake".

Ingredients: (serve 4)

4 tbsp rice flour
2 tsp tumeric powder
8 tbsp water
50 grams bean sprout
2 tbsp vegetable oil
8 devined shrimps
8 pork/chicken slices
fresh mint

1.  Mixture: Mix rice flour and tumeric powder, add water little by little to avoid clumping.
2.  Heat 1 tbsp oil until medium hot in a frying pan, saute shrimp and meat until half cooked.
3.  Add mixture (1) into the pan, spread like pancake, then add bean sprout on top.
4.  Cover for a minute then uncover for another 3 minutes or until crispy.
5.  When crispy, remove from fire and fold pancake into half and serve with dipping sauce.


Dipping Sauce:
1 fresh chili, crushed
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 tbsp sugar
1/2 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp fish sauce (saltier than soy sauce)

Combine all ingredients and mix well.

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