Vietnamese Sizzling Crepes
Total Time: 1 1⁄2 hoursYield: 6 Servings
Source: simplyvietnamese.wordpress.com
Category: Appetizer
Ingredients
1 1⁄2 cup Rice Flour1⁄2 teaspoon Tumeric
3⁄4 cups Water (plus 1/3 cup)
3⁄4 cups Coconut Milk
2 tablespoons Vegetable Oil (plus 1/2 cup)
1⁄2 pound Pork Tenderloin (julienned)
1 pound Shrimp (peeled and deveined)
1⁄2 cup Shallots (thinly sliced)
1 pound Bean Sprouts
1 clove Garlic (chopped)
1⁄8 teaspoon Chili Flakes
2 tablespoons Fish Sauce (plus 4 teaspoons)
1 tablespoon Lime Juice
2 tablespoons Sugar (plus 2 teaspoons)
4 teaspoons Soy Sauce
1 whole Carrot (shredded, plus 1 tablespoon)
1 whole Lettuce (leaves seperated)
1 whole Cucumber (julienned)
1 whole Cilantro Bunch
dash Salt
dash Ground Black Pepper
Directions
- In a large bowl combine rice flour, tumeric, 2 tablespoons oil, 3/4 cup water, and coconut milk and whisk until the batter is slightly bubbly. Let stand for 15-30 minutes.
- Arrange lettuce, cilantro, 1 whole shredded carrot, and julienned cucumber on a platter.
- In a small bowl place chopped garlic and chili flakes, then add fish sauce, 1/3 cup water, lime juice, sugar, and 2 tablespoons shredded carrots. Stir well until sugar dissolves, refrigerate until ready to use.
- In 2 small bowls add pork into one and shrimp into the other. Then add 2 teaspoons soy sauce, 2 teaspoons fish sauce, 1 teaspoon sugar, and dash of salt and black pepper in each of the two bowls. Marinate for 15 minutes.
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a 10-inch cast iron pan on medium high heat. Add sliced pork and shallots and quickly stir-fry until cooked. Transfer to a prep bowl. Next, add shrimp to the pan and similarly, stir-fry until shrimp are cooked. Transfer to another prep bowl. Clean the pan with a paper towel.
- Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in the pan on medium high heat. Stir the batter well. Pour a ladle of batter into the pan while swirling the pan to distribute the batter across the pan – creating a thin layer. As the sides of the crepes start sizzling, top crepes with meat, shrimp, shallots, and bean sprouts. Cover the pan for 1-2 minutes to steam the toppings. Remove lid and continue cooking on medium high heat until the crepe is crispy and golden. Fold the crepe in half and serve.
- Continue preparing the rest of the crepes by following step 5 – adding more oil to the pan for each crepe.
- Serve crepes with the dipping sauce and lettuce, carrots, cucumber, and cilantro.