Banh Cuon
Banh Cuon might be just the Vietnamese recipe you are searching for. For 28 cents per serving, you get a hor d'oeuvre that serves 18. One serving contains 106 calories, 4g of protein, and 6g of fat. If you have asian fish sauce, tree ear mushroom pieces, rice flour, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 30 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet.
Instructions
In a large bowl, whisk the rice flour with the cornstarch, tapioca flour and salt.
Whisk in the water and 2 teaspoons of the oil until blended.
In a small bowl, cover the tree ear mushrooms with warm water and let stand until softened, about 5 minutes.
Drain and chop the mushrooms.
In a small skillet, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil.
Add the ground pork and the onion and cook over moderate heat, breaking up the meat with a spatula, until no pink remains, about 4 minutes. Stir in the chopped mushrooms and the fish sauce and season with salt and pepper.
Oil 3 large baking sheets.
Heat an 8-inch nonstick skillet and brush with oil.
Whisk the rice-flour batter well. When the oil is hot, pour 2 tablespoons of the batter into the skillet, tilting and shaking the pan to evenly coat the bottom with batter. Cover and cook over moderate heat until the crpe is firm, about 2 minutes. With a spatula, flip the crpe and cook for 30 seconds longer. Flip the crpe out flat onto a prepared baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining batter to make a total of 18 crpes; don't let the crpes overlap on the baking sheets or they will stick together.
Spoon about 2 tablespoons of the mushroom filling into the center of each crpe and fold in the sides to cover the filling and form a neat square. Cover the crpes with foil and bake until heated through, about 5 minutes.
Arrange the rice crpe packets on a platter and spoon the Nuoc Cham Sauce over them. Scatter the cucumber slices, fried shallots and bean sprouts all over the crpes and serve.