Name: Vietnamese pancakes with prawns
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 8 (280g) cooked tiger prawns, peeled, deveined, tails intact; 1/2 cup (90g) rice flour; 1/4 teaspoon turmeric; 2 tablespoon reduced-fat coconut milk; 2/3 cup (160ml) water; 1 egg; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 8 butter lettuce leaves (pulled from the centre of the lettuce); 1 (130g) lebanese cucumber, sliced into ribbons (see notes); 1 (120g) carrot, sliced into ribbons; 1 cup (80g) bean sprouts; 1/2 bunch fresh mint leaves; 1/2 bunch fresh thai basil leaves; chilli dipping sauce; 1 tablespoon warm water; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 2 teaspoon cane sugar; 1/2 teaspoon fish sauce; 1/2 clove garlic, crushed; 1 fresh small red thai chilli, chopped finely

Ingredients

8 (280g) cooked tiger prawns, peeled, deveined, tails intact

1/2 cup (90g) rice flour

1/4 teaspoon turmeric

2 tablespoon reduced-fat coconut milk

2/3 cup (160ml) water

1 egg

1 tablespoon olive oil

8 butter lettuce leaves (pulled from the centre of the lettuce)

1 (130g) lebanese cucumber, sliced into ribbons (see notes)

1 (120g) carrot, sliced into ribbons

1 cup (80g) bean sprouts

1/2 bunch fresh mint leaves

1/2 bunch fresh thai basil leaves

chilli dipping sauce

1 tablespoon warm water

1 tablespoon lemon juice

2 teaspoon cane sugar

1/2 teaspoon fish sauce

1/2 clove garlic, crushed

1 fresh small red thai chilli, chopped finely

Method

1.In a medium bowl, add flour and spice. Add milk, water and egg; whisk for 1-2 minutes, or until well combined and batter is smooth.

2.In a large non-stick frying pan, heat 1 teaspoon of oil over medium heat; pour a quarter of the batter into pan, swirl around base to form a thin pancake. Cook for about 2 minutes, or until batter has set.

3.Meanwhile, to make the chilli dipping sauce: Place water, juice and sugar in a small bowl; stir for about 30 seconds, or until sugar has dissolved. Add remaining ingredients; stir to combine.

4.Slide pancake onto a serving plate; repeat to make three more pancakes.

5.Serve pancakes with prawns, vegetables, herbs and sauce.

Not suitable to freeze. Not suitable to microwave. Use a vegetable peeler to slice thin ribbons from the cucumber and carrot.
Note

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