Recipes · Vietnamese · Breakfast
Bánh Cuốn (Steamed Rice Rolls)
One serving has 467 kcal and 15 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of thiamin (50%), selenium (47%), copper (46%), pyridoxine (45%), manganese (42%) and pantothenic acid (40%). Ready in 45 minutes.
- Preparation: 20 min
- Cooking: 25 min
- Makes: 1 serving (306 g)
- Difficulty: Hard
- Diets: Gluten-free, Dairy-free
- Contains: fish, pork
Ingredients
- 50 g Rice flour
- 8 g Cornstarch
- 130 g Water
- 60 g Pork, ground, raw
- 5 g Mushrooms, shiitake, dried
- 10 g Shallots, raw
- 8 g Fish sauce
- 5 g Sugar
- 5 g Lime juice
- 5 g Vegetable oil
- 20 g Bean sprouts, raw
Method
- Rehydrate the dried shiitake in warm water 15 minutes, then mince finely.
- Whisk the rice flour, cornstarch and water into a thin, smooth batter and let rest 15 minutes.
- Cook the ground pork with the shallot and mushroom in the oil over medium heat until the pork is cooked through with no pink remaining; season with a little of the fish sauce and sugar.
- Ladle a thin layer of batter onto a lightly oiled steaming tray or a nonstick pan with a lid, cover and steam 1-2 minutes until just set and translucent.
- Slide the sheet out, spoon a line of the pork filling along one edge and roll up gently; repeat with the remaining batter and filling.
- Mix the remaining fish sauce, sugar and lime juice with a splash of water for the dipping sauce, and serve the rolls topped with bean sprouts alongside the sauce.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 467 kcal | 22% |
| Carbohydrates | 59.7 g | |
| Water | 210 mL | |
| Fiber | 2.5 g | 9% |
| Protein | 14.9 g | 31% |
| Tryptophan | 0.18 g | |
| Threonine | 0.62 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.65 g | |
| Leucine | 1.1 g | |
| Lysine | 1.1 g | |
| Methionine | 0.36 g | |
| Cystine | 0.2 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.62 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.54 g | |
| Valine | 0.79 g | |
| Histidine | 0.51 g | |
| Fat | 18.5 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 7 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 4.2 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 3.7 g | |
| Saturated | 5.7 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.03 g | |
| Cholesterol | 43.2 mg | |
| Calcium | 28.5 mg | 3% |
| Copper | 0.41 mg | 46% |
| Iron | 1.2 mg | 7% |
| Magnesium | 57.7 mg | 19% |
| Manganese | 0.76 mg | 42% |
| Phosphorus | 188 mg | 27% |
| Potassium | 379 mg | 8% |
| Selenium | 25.8 µg | 47% |
| Sodium | 671 mg | |
| Zinc | 2.3 mg | 28% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.55 mg | 50% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.25 mg | 23% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 5 mg | 35% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 2 mg | 40% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.58 mg | 45% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 33.3 µg | 8% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.46 µg | 19% |
| Choline | 18.4 mg | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 1.8 µg | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 5.6 mg | 7% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 7.7 IU | 1% |
| Vitamin E | 0.5 mg | 3% |
| Vitamin K | 15.9 µg | 18% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.6 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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