Bánh Cuốn
Description
A delicious appetizer for any gathering. If you've been to Vietnam, you've probably tried a very popular dish—bánh cuốn. It's a kind of Vietnamese fast food: rice flour crepes with various fillings. They're steamed, and the process is quite involved—you need a certain knack to peel the thin, translucent pancakes off the cloth they're cooked on. From this recipe you'll learn,
Instructions
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Step 1
Mix the rice flour and starch.
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Step 2
Then add water. Mix the batter thoroughly and let it rest for about 30 minutes. The batter should be thinner than what we use for our Russian thin pancakes. Stir the batter periodically.
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Step 3
While the dough is resting, you can prepare the filling. Soak the dried mushrooms in hot water, then chop them. Peel the onion and chop it as well.
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Step 4
Then simply sauté the ground pork with onion and mushrooms in a skillet, and season with salt. Adjust to taste by adding pepper and other spices.
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Step 5
Traditionally, bánh cuốn pancakes are steamed on cloth. A pot like this is designed for making crepes. But it is difficult and requires special skills.
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Step 6
We will cook pancakes in a frying pan. Many Vietnamese people do the same. Grease the pan with vegetable oil and pour in the batter (don't forget to stir it before cooking each pancake). Use a small amount of batter so the pancake turns out thin. Cover the pan with a lid and fry for half a minute.
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Step 7
Place the pancake on a plate, add the filling, and wrap it up.
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Step 8
When all the blini are ready, sprinkle them with fried dried onion and serve with sweet-and-sour sauce and vegetables.