Lauren Hayes 5h ago

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Banh xeo is a Vietnamese savory rice-flour pancake cooked in a hot skillet until crisp, then folded around a flavorful filling of pork, shrimp, bean sprouts, carrot, and onion. This home-style banh xeo recipe makes 8 golden, crispy pancakes for 4 servings. The batter combines banh xeo flour mix, crispy frying flour, coconut milk, sparkling water or beer, turmeric, and green onion to create a thin, pourable shell with crisp edges and a tender center. The pork belly is cooked and sliced thinly, while the shrimp are stir-fried before being added to the pancake. Fresh bean sprouts, carrot, and onion provide additional texture and freshness. Banh xeo is traditionally served with lettuce, fresh herbs, pickled carrot and daikon, rice paper, and Vietnamese fish sauce dipping sauce. Tear the crispy pancake into pieces, wrap each piece with lettuce and herbs, then dip it into nước chấm. The complete recipe takes about 1 hour 15 minutes, including 30 minutes of preparation and 45 minutes of cooking. For the crispiest result, keep the batter thin, control moisture in the filling, cook the pancake uncovered during the final stage, and rest finished pancakes on a wire rack instead of stacking them.