Happy Pancakes

Name: Happy Pancakes
Ingredients: 2 Thai red chiles or 1 medium jalapeno, thickly sliced; 2 medium garlic cloves, thickly sliced; 2 tablespoons sugar; 2 tablespoons Asian fish sauce; 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice; 2 tablespoons water; 1 3/4 cups rice flour; 1/4 teaspoon turmeric; 1 scallion, thinly sliced; 3/4 cup plus 3 tablespoons vegetable oil; 1 pound boneless pork loin, cut crosswise into very thin slices; 1/2 pound medium shrimp, shelled and deveined; 1/2 small onion, thinly sliced; 10 medium mushrooms, sliced; Salt; Freshly ground pepper; 2 1/2 cups mung bean sprouts

17 ingredients

13 steps

Ingredients

2 Thai red chiles or 1 medium jalapeno, thickly sliced
2 medium garlic cloves, thickly sliced
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons Asian fish sauce
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
2 tablespoons water
1 3/4 cups rice flour
1/4 teaspoon turmeric
1 scallion, thinly sliced
3/4 cup plus 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 pound boneless pork loin, cut crosswise into very thin slices
1/2 pound medium shrimp, shelled and deveined
1/2 small onion, thinly sliced
10 medium mushrooms, sliced
Salt
Freshly ground pepper
2 1/2 cups mung bean sprouts

Directions

1

make the dipping sauce In a mortar, pound the chiles, garlic and sugar to a paste.
2

Stir in the fish sauce, lime juice and water.
3

make the pancakes In a bowl, whisk together the rice flour and 2 cups of cold water.
4

Mix in the turmeric and scallion.
5

make the pancakes In a large nonstick skillet, heat 1 1/2 tablespoons of the vegetable oil over high heat.
6

Add 3 slices of pork, 3 shrimp and a few slices of onion and mushroom.
7

Season with 1/8 teaspoon each of salt and pepper.
8

Cook for 1 minute.
9

Stir the rice flour mixture again and ladle 1/3 cup into the pan; tilt the pan to evenly distribute the batter.
10

Cover and cook until the sides of the pancake turn deep brown and curl up, 5 minutes.
11

Scatter 1/4 cup of the bean sprouts over the pancake, fold it in half and slide it onto a warm platter.
12

Keep warm in a low oven while you repeat with the remaining ingredients.
13

Serve the pancakes warm, with the dipping sauce on the side.