Bánh Xèo (Sizzling Vietnamese Crepes)

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated May/June 2020, America's Test Kitchen TV

The shrimp-and-pork-studded Vietnamese crepes called bánh xèo look like omelets and are made like French crepes. But this dish is one of a kind.

SERVES4

TIME1¾ hours

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Vietnamese crepes (or bánh xèo) are crispy rice flour and coconut milk crepes studded with pork and shrimp that are cut into pieces and tucked inside lettuce leaves with fresh Thai basil and cilantro and then dipped in a bold and zesty nuoc...

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