Banh Duc

Name: Banh Duc
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Ingredients: 200g rice flour and 2 tbsp tapioca starch; 1 litre water or light stock; 150g minced pork; Wood ear mushrooms, soaked and chopped; Fried shallots; Fish sauce dressing with lime, sugar and chilli

Bánh đúc/bahn DOOK/

Also known as: Banh Duc Nong, Vietnamese Savoury Rice Cake

About this dish

A soft, savoury rice cake topped with minced pork, wood ear mushrooms, fried shallots and a sweet fish sauce.

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Ingredients

🍚200g rice flour and 2 tbsp tapioca starch

💧1 litre water or light stock

🐖150g minced pork

🍄Wood ear mushrooms, soaked and chopped

🧅Fried shallots

🐟Fish sauce dressing with lime, sugar and chilli

Method

Serves 4

Whisk the flours with the water or stock and salt.

Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thick and smooth like porridge.

Stir-fry the pork and mushrooms with shallots and fish sauce.

Spoon the warm rice cake into bowls.

Top with the pork mixture, fried shallots and a spoon of fish sauce dressing.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Bánh đúc is a humble northern Vietnamese snack; Hanoi's warm version comes in a bowl with a savoury topping.

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