This is a Cook's Illustrated recipe. It sounds delicious! Here's what they had to say about them: Sizzling Saigon Crêpes (Banh Xeo) are paper-thin omelets stuffed with shrimp, pork, and bean sprouts, wrapped in lettuce and herbs, and dipped in a sweet-tart dipping sauce. For our cookbook The Best International Recipe we found a way to recreate this popular Vietnamese street food at home. The hardest challenge was folding the crêpes; they were so thin they kept breaking under the weight of the meat. The answer was to move all the meat to one side of the pan before pouring in the batter, and then to fold the light side of the crepe over the filling.
Provided by darthlaurie
Categories Pork
Time 45m
Yield 5 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- For the dressing and garnish: Whisk the fish sauce, water, lime juice, sugar, chiles, and garlic together in a small bowl until the sugar dissolves, then divide among 6 small dipping bowls and set aside. Arrange the lettuce, basil, and cilantro on a serving platter and set aside.
- For the crepes: Adjust 2 oven racks to the upper- and lower-middle positions and heat the oven to 200 degrees. Whisk the water, rice flour, coconut milk, scallions, turmeric, and salt together until uniform.
- Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add the pork and onion and cook until the pork is no longer pink and the onion is softened, 5 to 7 minutes. Add the shrimp and continue to cook until they curl and turn pink, about 2 minutes. Transfer the mixture to a bowl and set aside.
- Wipe out the skillet with a wad of paper towels, add 2 more teaspoons of the oil, and return to medium-high heat until just smoking. Add 1/3 cup of the pork-shrimp mixture and let heat through, about 30 seconds. Scrape the pork-shrimp mixture to one side of the skillet. Quickly stir the batter to recombine, then pour 1/2 cup of the batter into the skillet while swirling the pan gently to distribute it evenly over the pan bottom, keeping the meat mixture to the side. Reduce the heat to medium and cook the crêpe until the edges pull away from the sides and are deep golden, about 2 minutes.
- Sprinkle 1/2 cup of bean sprouts on top of the pork-shrimp side of the crêpe, then gently fold the opposite side of the crêpe over the sprouts. Slide the crepe out of the skillet onto an individual serving plate and transfer to the oven to keep warm. Repeat five more times with the remaining 10 teaspoons oil, remaining batter, and remaining pork-shrimp mixture. Serve the crêpes with the individual bowls of sauce, passing the garnish platter separately. (To eat, slice off a wedge of the crêpe, wrap it in a lettuce leaf, and dip it into the sauce.).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 649.7, Fat 30.5, SaturatedFat 10.3, Cholesterol 111.8, Sodium 1558.9, Carbohydrate 64.7, Fiber 5.5, Sugar 12.7, Protein 30.4
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Usman Haruna
[email protected]These crepes were a fun and easy weeknight meal. The crepes were crispy and the filling was flavorful. My family loved them!
C0ZYBEAR
[email protected]The crepes were a bit too oily for my taste, but the filling was delicious. I'll try making them again with less oil.
Nick Shaffer
[email protected]These crepes were amazing! The crispy exterior and flavorful filling were a perfect combination. I will definitely be making these again.
Ebony Johnson
[email protected]I had some trouble getting the crepes thin enough, but they still tasted good. The filling was a bit bland, so I added some extra spices.
Azaan Alee
[email protected]The recipe was easy to follow and the crepes turned out perfectly. I served them with a dipping sauce and they were delicious!
Avijit Mallick
[email protected]These crepes were a lot of work, but they were worth it! The crispy crepes and flavorful filling were a big hit with my guests.
Umer Pathan
[email protected]The crepes were a bit too thick for my taste, but the filling was delicious. I'll try making them again with a thinner batter.
Carol Morris
[email protected]These crepes were easy to make and turned out great! I used a crepe maker, but you could also use a nonstick skillet.
Bi Beol
[email protected]I've never had Vietnamese crepes before, but these were delicious! The combination of shrimp, pork, and bean sprouts was perfect.
Just Finally
[email protected]These crepes were a hit with my family! The filling was flavorful and the crepes themselves were crispy and light. I will definitely be making these again.