Crisp Hoi An Pancakes

Serves: 3

Leola Gaylord

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

54

Spice

51

Sweetness

52

Sourness

38

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.1

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 cup

Rice Flour

1 tsps

Kosher Salt

Directions:

1

Batter: Whisk flour, turmeric, salt, and 1 1/2 cups water in a large bowl until smooth

2

Cover and let sit at room temperature 1 hour (this allows the rice flour to hydrate; the batter will get creamier as it sits)

3

Whisk flour, turmeric, salt, and 1 1/2 cups water in a large bowl until smooth

4

Cover and let sit at room temperature 1 hour (this allows the rice flour to hydrate; the batter will get creamier as it sits)

5

Assembly: Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a medium nonstick skillet over medium-high heat

6

Add shrimp, season with salt and pepper, and cook, tossing often, until cooked through, about 3 minutes

7

Transfer to a plate

8

Wipe out skillet and return to medium high heat

9

Add remaining 4 tablespoons oil

10

Mix batter to reincorporate rice flour, pour 1/2-cupful into skillet, and swirl pan to evenly spread out batter

11

(Be careful: Batter will splatter

12

) Cook pancake, shaking pan occasionally, until almost cooked and edges begin to curl, about 4 minutes

13

Top with one-fourth of scallions, one-fourth of bean sprouts, and one-fourth of shrimp and cook until pancake is golden brown and crisp, about 1 minute

14

Using a spatula, fold pancake in half, forming a half-moon

15

Transfer to paper towels to drain

16

Repeat with remaining batter (mixing before adding to pan), scallions, bean sprouts, and shrimp to make 3 more pancakes, adding more oil to skillet as needed

17

Cut pancakes into wedges

18

To eat, tuck each wedge inside a lettuce leaf along with some herbs and dip in Nuoc Cham

19

Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a medium nonstick skillet over medium-high heat

20

Add shrimp, season with salt and pepper, and cook, tossing often, until cooked through, about 3 minutes

21

Transfer to a plate

22

Wipe out skillet and return to medium high heat

23

Add remaining 4 tablespoons oil

24

Mix batter to reincorporate rice flour, pour 1/2-cupful into skillet, and swirl pan to evenly spread out batter

25

(Be careful: Batter will splatter

26

) Cook pancake, shaking pan occasionally, until almost cooked and edges begin to curl, about 4 minutes

27

Top with one-fourth of scallions, one-fourth of bean sprouts, and one-fourth of shrimp and cook until pancake is golden brown and crisp, about 1 minute

28

Using a spatula, fold pancake in half, forming a half-moon

29

Transfer to paper towels to drain

30

Repeat with remaining batter (mixing before adding to pan), scallions, bean sprouts, and shrimp to make 3 more pancakes, adding more oil to skillet as needed

31

Cut pancakes into wedges

32

To eat, tuck each wedge inside a lettuce leaf along with some herbs and dip in Nuoc Cham