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Banh Cong (Vietnamese Rice Flour Cake with Green Bean and Minced Meat)
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Banh Cong is a famous specialty from Can Tho, Vietnam. It is a rice flour cake filled with seasoned green beans and minced meat, coated with shrimp on the outside, fried to a golden color, and traditionally served with vegetables and fish sauce.
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Serves 4
medium
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Ingredients
- rice - watch the video to see (soaked and ground to make rice flour dough)
- green beans - watch the video to see (pre-cooked and mashed for filling)
- minced meat - watch the video to see (marinated and seasoned for filling)
- shrimp - watch the video to see (placed on the surface of the cake before frying)
- vegetables - watch the video to see (served fresh as accompaniment)
- fish sauce - watch the video to see (served as dipping sauce)
- oil - watch the video to see (for frying the cakes)
Instructions
- Prepare rice flour dough: Soak rice to allow it to expand, then grind it to make fresh rice flour dough without buying from outside.
- Prepare fillings: Cook and mash green beans for the filling. Marinate and season minced meat.
- Assemble cakes: Pour rice flour dough into Banh Cong molds, add green bean and minced meat filling, then place shrimp on the surface.
- Fry cakes: Fry the cakes in molds with oil until golden. Then transfer cakes to another pan to ensure even golden color.
- Serve: Serve Banh Cong with fresh vegetables and fish sauce to enhance flavor.
