D is For Dinner features Vietnamese crepes

KimNguyensays food has been her family business for decades from Vietnam to Vancouver and, eventually, to Ottawa.

Her family openedPho'licious alittle restaurantin Chinatown in 2008, before opening SEN Asian Cuisine atLansdownePark this past August.

Her mother and father prepare the Asian fusion cuisineat SEN, includingVietnamese crepes, calledBnhXo in Vietnamese.

Nguyenshared her family's recipe on D is For Dinner, the weekly food segment onCBC Radio'sAll In A Day.

Vietnamese crepes

Batter ingredients

• 200 grice flour.
• 65 g wheat flour.
• 1 to2 tsp.turmeric powder.
• (Or use 200 g premixed Flour For Pancake, available at Asian grocery stores.)
• Pinch of salt.
• 2 cupswarm water.
• cupcoconut milk.

Filling ingredients

• 1 to2 tsp.vegetable oil.
• Onion.
• Shrimps, shelled and de-veined.
• Thinly sliced pork belly.
• Bean sprouts.
• Jicama, peeled and cut in thin long strips.

Dipping sauce ingredients

• 4 tablespoons of fish sauce.
• 1 cup of warm water.
• 4 tbsp.of sugar.
• 2 tbsp.vinegar (can be substituted with fresh lime juice).
• 1 clove garlic, peeled, crushed and coarsely chopped.
• freshly chopped Thai bird's eye chili (optional).

Serving vegetables

• Lettuce leaves.
• Cilantro leaves.
• Mint leaves.
• Vietnamese lemon mint leaves.

Instructions

1. In a mixing bowl, combine all batter ingredients. Stir mixture well until smooth. Set aside and let sit for at least 30 minutes.
2. In a small bowl, combine all dipping sauce ingredients. Stir well until sugar is dissolved. Add chili to mixtureif desired. Set aside.
3. On medium-high heat, add vegetable oil to a frying pan.
4. Add onions, a few pieces of pork and shrimp. Sautfor a few minutes(or until lightly browned).
5. Pour on some batter (about cup) andimmediately swirl the pan so that batter is evenlydistributed.
6. Add some bean sprouts and jicama. Cover with a lid for two to threeminutes.
7. Remove the lidonce the crepe is crispy, and fold in half with a spatula.
8. Transfer to a plate and enjoy with dipping sauce and serving vegetables.