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Bánh Xèo

🍽️4 Servings
📅Jul 27, 2026

Ingredients

2 cups rice flour
½ cup tapioca starch
1 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp salt
2½ cups carbonated cold water
1/4 cup coconut milk
3–4 green onions
1/2 lb shrimp
1/2 lb pork belly
3–4 cups bean sprouts
Neutral oil for frying
1/4 cup fish sauce
1/4 cup lime juice
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup water
2–3 cloves garlic
1–2 Thai chilies
Lettuce leaves
Fresh herbs
Sliced cucumbers
Pickled carrots

Instructions

1
Whisk batter ingredients until smooth and let rest 20–30 minutes.
2
Season shrimp and pork with salt & pepper, sear pork until lightly golden then remove, sear shrimp until just cooked then remove.
3
Heat a nonstick pan on medium-high, add 1–2 tbsp oil, pour a thin layer of batter and swirl to spread, then immediately lower heat to medium.
4
Add the pork, shrimp, and bean sprouts to one half of the bánh xèo, cover with a lid and steam for 2 minutes.
5
Uncover, pour 2 tbsp oil around the edges, tilt and swirl so oil runs underneath, cook until edges are golden and lacy and the bottom is deeply crispy, then fold.
6
Repeat for each bánh xèo start on medium-high, pour batter, then drop to medium.