BANH XEO (VIETNAMESE SHRIMP PANCAKES)

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If there's no great Vietnamese restaurant in your neighborhood, you can still enjoy these delicious, savory pancakes. Sure to be a hit at home, they're an omelet filled with "surf and turf"-shrimp and pork loin. Whether you want to brighten up a chilly autumn evening or serve lighter fare in warmer months, they're sure to be a hit.

Provided by MrMe

Time 1h20m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 20

Ingredients

20 medium (blank)s uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
5 ounces boneless pork loin, sliced
1 teaspoon fish sauce
1 pinch monosodium glutamate (MSG)
⅔ cup rice flour
7 ounces water
6 ounces coconut milk
3 medium (4-1/8" long)s green onions, finely chopped
½ teaspoon saffron
2 cups vegetable oil for frying, or as needed
½ cup bean sprouts
2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
½ cup lime juice
⅓ cup fish sauce
3 tablespoons water
3 tablespoons white sugar
2 peppers dried red chile peppers, chopped
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 pinch monosodium glutamate (MSG)
4 leaves mustard greens

Steps:

Marinate the shrimp and pork loin with the fish sauce and MSG in a glass or ceramic bowl for 30 minutes.
Mix rice flour, water, coconut milk, green onions, and saffron powder.
Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a pan over medium-high heat. Drop 1/4 of the rice flour mixture and fry a large, thin pancake until bubbles form and the edges are dry, 3 to 4 minutes.. Put 1/4 of the shrimp and pork mixture on the pancake. Reduce heat to medium, add 1/4 of the bean sprouts and basil, flip, and cook until browned on the other side, 2 to 3 minutes. Fold pancake in half and transfer to a plate. Repeat with remaining batter and filling.
Mix lime juice, fish sauce, water, sugar, red chiles, garlic, and MSG for sauce together. To eat, roll the pancakes up together in a mustard green leaf and dip in the sauce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 412.8 calories, Carbohydrate 38.5 g, Cholesterol 62.1 mg, Fat 22.7 g, Fiber 2.8 g, Protein 15.8 g, SaturatedFat 10.3 g, Sodium 1694.8 mg, Sugar 11.3 g