Vietnam

Bánh Bột Lọc

Name: Bánh Bột Lọc
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 20 pieces
Cuisine: Vietnam
Ingredients: 250 g Tapioca starch; 200 g Shrimp; 150 g Pork belly; 2 pieces Shallots; some of each Fish sauce & sugar; some Scallion oil

Translucent tapioca dumplings from Hue

Bánh bột lọc are translucent dumplings of tapioca starch, a specialty of the central Vietnamese imperial city of Hue.

Shrimp and pork belly shimmer through the glassy wrapper; they are served with a sweet-spicy fish sauce.

Servings20 pieces

Time60 min

LevelAdvanced

Ingredients

Tapioca starch250 g
Shrimp200 g
Pork belly150 g
Shallots2 pieces
Fish sauce & sugarsome of each
Scallion oilsome

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Braise shrimp and pork belly with shallots until savoury.
Mix tapioca starch with boiling water into a dough.
Portion the dough and press flat.
Add filling and seal into half-moons.
Boil until translucent, serve with fish sauce.

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Tapioca starch for bánh bột lọc is in the Asia Boutique.

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