How to make Bánh Cuốn (Vietnamese Steamed Rice Rolls)

pork

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: tofu

Tofu provides a plant-based protein alternative for vegetarians.

fish sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: salt

Soy sauce can substitute for fish sauce in flavor, while salt is a basic seasoning.

Prepare the filling by cooking ground pork, wood ear mushrooms, and onion, seasoned with fish sauce and black pepper.

Use a premix of bunon for the rice sheets.

Set up a steamer and a flat plate for steaming the rice sheets instead of the traditional cloth method.

Ladle just enough batter to make a paper-thin sheet on the plate.

Cover the steamer and steam for less than a minute until the rice sheet is shiny and silky.

Remove the steamed rice sheet and place it on a flat surface.

Add the filling to the rice sheet and roll it tightly.

Top the rolls with fried shallots, fresh herbs, slices of jalua, cucumber, and bean sprouts.

Serve with nukjam for dipping.

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