Vietnam

Bánh Bèo

Name: Bánh Bèo
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Vietnam
Ingredients: 200 g Rice flour & tapioca starch; 50 g Dried shrimp; some Crispy pork-fat croutons; 2 tbsp Scallion oil; to serve Fish sauce (diluted); some Salt

Steamed rice cakes from Huế

Bánh bèo are small steamed rice cakes from the imperial city of Huế, served in tiny dishes with a dimple in the middle.

Topped with dried shrimp, crispy pork-fat croutons and scallion oil, they are drizzled with diluted fish sauce.

Servings4

Time45 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Rice flour & tapioca starch200 g
Dried shrimp50 g
Crispy pork-fat croutonssome
Scallion oil2 tbsp
Fish sauce (diluted)to serve
Saltsome

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Whisk rice flour with water into a thin batter.
Fill into small dishes and steam.
Grind the dried shrimp into floss.
Top the cakes with shrimp, croutons and oil.
Serve drizzled with diluted fish sauce.

Make it original

Dried shrimp for bánh bèo are in the Asia Boutique.

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