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Vietnamese Steamed Rolled Cakes Recipe

Vietnamese Steamed Rolled Cakes Recipe

Vietnamese steamed rolled cakes require a little effort to find suitable ingredients and prepare, but rest assured that your investment will pay off more than you can imagine. Let’s learn how to make this savory, flavor-packed, fresh veggie-filled dish.
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Course: Main Course, Snacks
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 724kcal

Ingredients

For The Rice Batter

  • 200 grams (7 oz) rice flour
  • 100 grams (3.5 oz) tapioca flour
  • 750 ml water
  • 1 tablespoon cooking oil
  • 0.25 teaspoon salt

For The Filling

  • 200 grams (7 oz) minced pork
  • 10 grams (0.35 oz) wood ear mushrooms
  • 0.5 carrot
  • 0.5 onion
  • Scallion
  • Shallots
  • Garlic
  • 0.5 tablespoon oyster sauce
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 0.5 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoon MSG
  • Black pepper

For The Dipping Sauce

  • 5 tablespoons Vietnamese fish sauce
  • 1 tablespoons of lemon juice
  • 4 tablespoons sugar
  • 300 ml warm water
  • Garlic
  • Red chili

For The Side Dishes And Garnishes

  • 300 grams (10.5 oz) Vietnamese pork sausage
  • 200 grams (7 oz) Vietnamese cinnamon pork pate
  • Vegetables: cucumber, bean sprouts, lettuce, perilla, basil, fish mint, peppermint, etc.

Instructions 

  • Mix rice flour and tapioca flour in water until they are completely dissolved. Add salt and oil to the mixture and stir well. Let the batter rest for 20 - 30 minutes.
  • Chop wood ear mushrooms, carrots, onions, shallots, and scallion finely. Mix them with pork mince and seasoning. Set aside some shallots.
  • Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook some minced garlic and shallots until fragrant, then add the pork mince mixture. Cook the filling over high heat. Constantly stir everything until it is just done. Add some oyster sauce and continue stirring. Remove the cooked filling and let it drain for 10 minutes.
  • Cook some fried shallots in the skillet. Transfer it to a separate bowl to use as toppings for the finished dish.
  • If you use a steamer, fill it with water and bring it to a boil. Stretch the steaming cloth over the steamer. Pour a large spoonful or ladleful of rice batter onto the cloth and spread it out thinly and evenly into a round shape. Close the lid and wait for 30 - 40 seconds. Open the lid and check whether the sheet has become semi-translucent. Spread the pork filling on the sheet and roll it up with a bamboo chopstick. If you use a nonstick pan, coat it with a thin layer of oil, then follow the same process as with the steamer.
  • Make the dipping sauce by mixing Vietnamese fish sauce, sugar, and lemon juice together in warm water. Add minced garlic and red chili. Stir well.
  • Top the steamed rolled cakes with fried shallots. Serve with Vietnamese cinnamon pork pate, pork sausage, vegetables, and the dipping sauce.

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Notes

  • After removing the rolled cakes from the steamer/ pan, you should brush the surface of each one with some oil to prevent them from sticking with each other.

Nutrition

Calories: 724kcal | Carbohydrates: 79g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 34g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 16g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 90mg | Sodium: 2790mg | Potassium: 495mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 1337IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 43mg | Iron: 2mg