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Bánh Xèo Waffles

Bánh Xèo, Vietnamese Pancakes usually made in a pan, got a twist from awesome Vietnamese housewives in the States. My spin on it? Banh Xeo Waffles. Got a waffle iron? Try it for a stress-free and delightful surprise!

Prep Time
1 hr
Cook Time
mins
Servings: 2 people
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Vietnamese

Ingredients

The batter:
  • ⅛ cup rice flour (200g / 7oz)
  • ⅓ cup potato starch / cornstarch (40g / 1.4oz)
  • 1 tsp turmeric powder
  • 5.5 oz coconut cream (165ml / 1 small can)
  • 1¾ cup water (420ml)
The filling:
  • 0.5 lb pork belly or pork shoulder (230g)
  • 0.5 lb shrimps (230g)
  • 1.1 lb mung bean sprouts (500g)
  • 1 shallot
  • cooking oil
  • chicken powder (to your taste)
  • salt (to your taste)
Nước chấm dipping sauce
  • 2 tbsp fish sauce (to your taste)
  • 2 tbsp sugar (to your taste)
  • 4 tbsp hot water
  • 1 tsp lime / lemon juice or 5% vinegar (to your taste)
  • minced garlic  (to your taste)
  • minced chili (to your taste)
  • Đồ Chua (Pickled carrots & daikon) (optional)
Vegetables & Herbs
  • Lettuce or Mustard greens
  • Mint, perilla leaves, Thai basil

Instructions

Prepare the Banh Xeo batter:
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  1. Combine rice flour, potato starch, turmeric powder, and chicken powder with water then let it rest for an hour.
  2. After the hour, add coconut cream and mix well. Strain the batter to remove any clumps.
Make Nước Chấm:
  1. Whisk together fish sauce, water, sugar, vinegar (or lime / lemon juice), then incorporate minced garlic and minced chili.
Get the fillings & herbs ready:
  1. Rinse and let the mung bean sprouts, herbs, and lettuce drain.
  2. Slice the pork into pieces. Peel and devein the shrimp, and if they're large, cut them into smaller pieces.
  3. In a pan, heat cooking oil and sauté the shallots until they become fragrant. Stir-fry the pork until it's halfway cooked, seasoning with salt and chicken powder. Add the shrimp and continue stir-frying until the fillings are fully cooked.
  4. Set aside the cooked fillings.
Cook & Enjoy:
  1. Heat up your waffle iron and coat its surface with cooking oil to avoid sticking.
  2. Pour batter onto the waffle iron, adjusting the amount to fill just half of it.
  3. Add mung bean sprouts, pork, and shrimp onto the waffle. Pour more batter to completely fill the iron.
  4. Cook until the Banh Xeo waffles are fully done (no more steam is coming out from the waffle iron).
  5. Carefully take the waffles out of the iron.
  6. Wrap Bánh Xèo and herbs in a big mustard greens or lettuce leaf, or use a rice paper to encase everything. Then, dip this roll into a bowl of nước chấm and đồ chua.