Bánh Xèo Recipe: Making Tasty Vietnamese Pancake?

Directions

• Step 1: Prepare ingredients
  Purchase fresh bacon; the flesh has excellent flexibility, is a light color, and is not sticky to the touch. Only buy barcon, then wash, and cut them into thin pieces.
  When buying shrimp, you should only choose those that are alive, have a smooth shell, and live between fresh and clear bodies, which are fresh, and firm shrimp. Peel the shell off of the black tiger shrimp, remove the black thread on the back and wash.
  The onion should be washed, peeled, and finely sliced. The spring onion root should be picked, cleaned, and chopped into tiny pieces. White radishes and carrots, peeled, cleaned, and shredded.
  Herbs and bean sprouts should be washed, soaked in diluted salt water for 15 to 20 minutes, then removed to air dry. 50g of shiitake mushrooms should be soaked until soft before being sliced into tiny pieces and rinsed with clean water.
  Wash herbs and bean sprouts, soak them in dilute salt water for about 15-20 minutes, then take them out to dry. Take 50g of shiitake mushrooms to soak until soft, rinse with clean water and cut into small pieces.
  Tips for soaking shiitake mushrooms: For dried shiitake mushrooms: soak the mushrooms in water for about 1-2 hours, then rinse with clean water, and drain before processing. For fresh shiitake mushrooms: you can soak the mushrooms in warm water for 1-2 minutes to remove all the sand and sawdust.
  
• Step 2: Mix flour to make pancakes
  Add the pancake flour and 1 tablespoon after the coconut milk and 400 ml of water have been fully dissolved. Use a little seasoning, and salt, sprinkle with scallions, and stir until the powder is smooth and no longer lumpy. For the dough to properly rise, let it rest for 20 to 30 minutes.
  You normally don’t need to add a lot of spice since packaged banh xeo comes pre-seasoned. Be careful not to overmix the dough since this will result in a thick and challenging-to-cook crust. To increase the crispness of the crust after it is cooked, you may add 1 cup of beer to the flour mixture. Many people summarize and use this method to produce crispy pancakes.
  
• Step 3: Stir-fry the pancakes
  The skillet should be heated, with a little oil added before adding the minced shallots and cooking them until fragrant.
  Shrimp and beef are added to the pan along with 1/2 teaspoon of pepper, 1/2 teaspoon of MSG, 1/3 teaspoon of salt, and 1 teaspoon of fish sauce after the onions are aromatic. Add the onion, carrot, and shiitake mushrooms to the pan and stir-fry for an additional few minutes, or until the veggies are cooked. 
  Stir-fry the food for a complete meal over medium heat. When the onions change color slightly, season to taste and then turn off the heat
  
• Step 4: Pour delicious pancakes
  Put 1 tablespoon of cooking oil in a non-stick pan, and wait for the oil to boil. Pour some batter into the pan and tilt it to coat it well. Add shrimp, meat, onion, and some bean sprouts, and cover for about 30 seconds until the dough is cooked. Fold the cake in half and continue to fry the remaining portions until they are golden and crispy on both sides. Continue until the dough is finished.
  Put the bean sprouts on the island with oil or cook until cooked if you can’t eat them raw. Lard may be used to cook pancakes, making the finished product. Pay attention when making pancakes, don’t let the heat be too high, the crust will be easily scorched, and the meat will be tough and not delicious.
  
• Step 5: Make the dipping sauce
  First, after buying garlic, you should peel it and then mince it to make the fish sauce more delicious. Next, let’s begin chopping the chili into small pieces. Both increase the spiciness and add attractiveness to the dipping sauce.
  Squeeze the lemon to get the lemon juice. Take about 1 tablespoon of lemon juice into the bowl, remember to filter the lemon seeds carefully to make the fish sauce look more aesthetic.
  You in turn put 5 tablespoons of fish sauce and 4 tablespoons of sugar into a bowl of water containing 6 tablespoons of filtered water. Next, add the lemon juice obtained above and stir well with your hands, stirring until the sugar dissolves.
  Next, you add the minced chili and garlic in step 1 to make the fish sauce more fragrant and beautiful. Garlic will make your fish sauce more fragrant and delicious.
  Stir the mixture until all of the sugar has dissolved. You can re-season or add chili to suit your family’s taste.
  Note: If you want the fish sauce to be more beautiful, you should add chili and garlic last, because if you put it first, the chili and garlic will sink under the bowl, not pretty.
  
• Step 6: Make sourdough
  Put the shredded white radish and carrot in a bowl, and marinate with 2 tablespoons of sugar, 5 tablespoons of vinegar, and 200 ml of filtered water, mix well and let stand for about 10 minutes to soften the radish and carrot.
  
• Step 7: Finished Banh xeo
  Northern pancakes with bright yellow color and attractive aroma have been completed. The crispy crust and delicious filling will surely make you fall in love.
  You can serve it with lettuce, broccoli, and herbs for a delicious and less greasy dish.