Banh Xeo recipe - ingredients, nutrition and when to eat it
Banh xeo is a Vietnamese crispy pancake made with a rice-flour batter filled with shrimp, pork, and bean sprouts.
Banh xeo is a Vietnamese crispy pancake made with a rice-flour batter filled with shrimp, pork, and bean sprouts. Wrap it in lettuce and dip it in sweet-and-sour sauce for a delicious mix of textures, perfect for a weekend lunch or light dinner.
World cuisine · 30 minutes to cook
Nutrition (per 488g serving): 659.6 kcal · protein 28.4g · carbohydrate 56.2g · fat 35.5g · sodium 367.4mg
Nutrition source: one serving calculated from an ingredient table verified against "National Integrated Food Nutrient Database (standard data)" (Korea MFDS, RDA and Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries via the Public Data Portal).
Tips: After pouring the batter into the pan, tilt the pan right away to spread it thinly and crisp the edges.
Tips: Don’t cook the bean sprouts for too long so they stay crunchy.
Tips: Make sure the pan is fully heated before adding the batter to keep it from turning soggy.
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Ingredients (1 serving)
- Rice flour — 50 g
- Coconut milk — 60 ml
- Water — 60 ml
- Ground turmeric — 0.5 tsp
- Shrimp — 5 pc
- Pork shoulder — 50 g
- Mung bean sprouts — 70 g
- Onion — 30 g
- Lettuce — 4 pc
- Cilantro — 5 g
- Cooking oil — 2 Tbsp
- Fish sauce — 2 tsp
- Lime — 0.5 pc
- Sugar — 1 tsp
- Garlic — 1 pc
- Red chili pepper — 0.3 pc