Banh Cuon - Steamed Fresh Rice Flour Rolls Recipe

Recipe for Banh Cuon

 

Banh Cuon recipe is also known as the steamed fresh rice flour rolls recipe and this steamed Vietnamese fresh rice flour rolls is one of Vietnam's best-loved street-side dish. Banh cuon recipe is a northern Vietnamese recipe which shows you how to cook a crepe-like roll made from a thin sheet of rice flour filled with ground pork that is mostly consumed for breakfast throughout Vietnam.

Ingredients for Vietnamese fresh rice flour wrappers

  • 125 g rice flour

  • 750 ml water

  • a pinch of salt

Filling for steamed Vietnamese rice flour rolls

  • 300 g ground pork to be used as the main ingredient for banh cuon recipe

  • 150 g minced carrot and radish pickles

  • 1 crushed clove garlic

  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil

  • 5 to 6 dried wood ear fungus which is soaked in water until soft and then sliced to obtain 1/2 cup

  • 4 tablespoons minced shallots

  • 2 tablespoons crispy fried shallots for garnishing

Dipping sauce for steamed Vietnamese fresh rice flour rolls

  • 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice

  • 1 finger-length deseeded and minced red chili

  • 1 tablespoon sugar

  • 2 tablespoons fish sauce

  • 60 ml water

  • 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar

  • 2 cloves minced garlic

How to make Banh Cuon

  • heat oil in skillet under medium temperature

  • stir-fry all the steamed rice flour rolls filling ingredients for eight minutes or until cooked

  • remove and set aside

  • put all the dipping sauce ingredients in a bowl and mix well

  • remove to a serving bowl and set aside

  • mix ingredients of fresh rice flour wrappers to obtain fresh batter

  • add water to a steamer until 2/3 full

  • stretch a cheesecloth very tightly over its top and secure it with a string

  • bring water to boil

  • brush cheesecloth with a little oil

  • spread a small ladleful of the batter onto the oiled cheesecloth using a circular motion

  • a thin round layer of batter will be formed

  • cover the steamer and steam the batter for two minutes

  • remove the wrapper by lifting the wrapper from the corners

  • do this step until the batter is finished

  • to make banh cuon, place a fresh rice flour wrapper on a smooth surface

  • put 1 tablespoon of filling onto wrapper

  • wrap into a roll by folding one end of the wrapper over the filling

  • then fold the sides and roll up gently

  • carry out this step until the filling is finished

  • sprinkle the Vietnamese steamed fresh rice flour rolls with the crispy fried shallots

  • serve banh cuon with the dipping sauce

  • this banh cuon recipe can serve 6 person

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