# Banh Cuon

Foolproof method for making vietnamese steamed rice rolls at home.

- Cuisine: Thai
- Category: Appetizer
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- minced shallots
- garlic
- 0.5 pound ground pork
- rehydrated wood ear mushrooms
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- pinch MSG
- salt
- pepper
- 2 cups rice flour
- 1 cup tapioca starch
- bit salt
- 3 cups room temperature water
- splash oil

## Instructions

1. Sauté some minced shallots and garlic until fragrant.
2. Add in half a pound of ground pork and make sure you break that up so that there are no large clumps.
3. Add some rehydrated wood ear mushrooms.
4. Season our filling with a tablespoon of fish sauce, a teaspoon of sugar, a pinch of MSG, and some salt and pepper.
5. Cook the pork through and set that aside.
6. Combine two cups of rice flour with one cup of tapioca starch, add a little bit of salt.
7. Pour in three cups of room temperature water and a splash of oil. Give that a good mix and allow those starches to rehydrate.
8. Brush the pan with a little bit of oil.
9. Ladle in just enough batter to make a thin layer, cover the pan and let that steam for about 30 to 45 seconds.
10. Add a spoonful of our filling, and roll that up.
11. Rinse and repeat till all your batter and filling is used up and then it's time to plate.

## Equipment

- spatula
- cooking pan
- whisk
- square egg pan
- lid

## Tips

- Using a square egg pan simplifies the process of making banh cuon at home.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjyCdoj5/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/9808377b-1e61-4989-a780-47a84035c48e
- Extracted: 2025-05-10

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