Bánh Bèo with Shrimp
Delicate rice pancakes topped with crispy shallots, scallions, and succulent shrimp in a savory fish sauce drizzle. A Vietnamese classic that's simpler than it looks, ready in under 30 minutes.
- Total time
- 25 min
- Servings
- 2
- Calories
- 320
- Protein
- 24g
Ingredients
- ¾ cup rice flour
- 1 cup water
- ½ pound shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 2 whole shallots, thinly sliced
- 3 tablespoons fish sauce
- 3 whole scallions, chopped into 1-inch pieces
Instructions
- 1
Pour the 0.75 cup rice flour into a bowl and add 1 cup water slowly, whisking constantly until the mixture looks like thin pancake batter with no lumps, about 1 minute.
- 2
Pat the shrimp dry with a clean kitchen towel to remove excess moisture, which helps them cook evenly.
- 3
Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until the surface shimmers and slides quickly when you tilt the pan, about 90 seconds.
- 4
Add the 2 sliced shallots to the hot oil and stir constantly for 2 minutes until they turn golden brown and smell fragrant, then slide them onto a paper towel.
- 5
Pour 0.25 cup of the rice flour batter into the same skillet and tilt the pan immediately so the batter spreads into a thin 4-inch circle, like a crepe.
- 6
Cook without moving the pancake for 3 minutes until the bottom turns light golden and edges pull away slightly from the pan sides.
- 7
Place 2 or 3 shrimp in the center of the pancake and cook for 1 more minute until the shrimp turn opaque and firm to the touch.
- 8
Slide the pancake onto a serving plate and repeat steps 5 through 7 three more times to make 4 pancakes total, using 0.25 cup batter and 2 or 3 shrimp per pancake.
- 9
Drizzle 0.75 tablespoon of fish sauce over each warm pancake, spreading it evenly across the top with the back of a spoon.
- 10
Scatter the golden shallots and the chopped scallions over the top of each pancake, dividing them equally among the four.
Tools you’ll need
- 10-inch nonstick skillet
- mixing bowl
- whisk
- paper towels
- rubber spatula or flat spatula
- serving plate
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