Bánh ướt chả lụa aka Steamed Rice Flour Noodle Sheets w/ Vietnamese Ham
Bánh ướt chả lụa aka Steamed Rice Flour Noodle Sheets w/ Vietnamese Ham
For a quick & fresh summer Vietnamese meal that doesn’t require cooking this is the dish for you!
Banh Uot translated means "Wet Cakes" is made of rice flour, tapioca starch & water (It’s gluten free!). It’s eaten with Cha Lua (the same meat you get in a pork roll) & garnishes or your choice such as Vietnamese herbs and crispy shallots.
This is a great introduction to Vietnamese cuisine as it requires little cooking. All ingredients can be conveniently purchased at your local South East Asian grocery store. The Banh Uot is made fresh daily and delivered to the store.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Difficulty: Easy
Difficulty: Easy
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
- 2 x 450g trays of banh uot (they come rolled 4 per foam tray)
- 1 x 500g Roll Cha Lua (comes wrapped in banana leaf), thinly sliced then cut into strips
- Optional garnishes:
- 4-6 Lettuce leaves, thinly shredded
- 1 bunch of Vietnamese Herbs such as perilla, mint, picked and thinly shredded
- 1 Cup of Bean sprouts
- 1 small Cucumber Julienned
- Fried shallots
- 1 cup Nouc Mam (refer link for recipe)
Method:
- Cut each noodle roll into 4 and scatter on plate. Cover & heat in microwave for 30-60 secs until soft. Now separate and unroll each piece and spread out on plate. NB: this step is just to soften the sheets as it’s already cooked.
- Scatter a layer of cucumber, followed by cha lua strips, lettuce, herbs & crispy eschallots.
- Serve with Nuoc Mam
- Enjoy!
Cook's Notes:
- Crispy Shallots can be purchased at your local asian supermarket
