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Banh xeo

A turmeric crepe, shatteringly crisp, wrapped in lettuce with herbs.

Banh xeo
Photo: HungryHuy, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. A photo of the dish, not of these exact recipes.

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Crisp and yellow

40 minutes · serves 4 · Medium

What you need

  • 200g rice flour
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • 400ml coconut milk
  • 150ml water
  • 2 spring onions
  • 200g prawns
  • 150g pork belly, sliced thin
  • 200g beansprouts
  • Lettuce, mint, coriander, perilla
  • Nuoc cham to dip

What you do

  1. 1Whisk the flour, turmeric, coconut milk and water to a thin batter and rest it 30 minutes. Thin is the point — a thick batter makes a pancake, not a crisp shell.
  2. 2Very hot pan, a little oil, a few prawns and pork slices in first.
  3. 3Ladle in just enough batter to coat, swirling so it climbs the sides. Lid on, 2 minutes.
  4. 4Beansprouts on one half, lid on 1 minute more, then fold over and cook uncovered until the base is properly crisp.
  5. 5Torn up, wrapped in lettuce with the herbs, dipped in nuoc cham. Eaten with hands, over a plate.

Vegetarian

35 minutes · serves 4 · Easy

What you need

  • Batter as above
  • 200g mushrooms
  • 200g tofu
  • Beansprouts
  • Herbs and lettuce
  • Dipping sauce

What you do

  1. 1Fry mushrooms and tofu until browned.
  2. 2Batter swirled over, lid on 2 minutes.
  3. 3Beansprouts, fold, crisp the base.