Bánh Xèo (Sizzling Turmeric Crêpe)
A shatteringly crisp turmeric-and-rice-flour crêpe folded over shrimp and mung bean sprouts, then wrapped in lettuce with a pile of fresh herbs and dipped in bright lime–fish sauce. Light, sizzling, and rich in anti-inflammatory turmeric.
Why it works
Anti-inflammatory
Turmeric is anti-inflammatory — a friend to achy joints.
turmericLean protein
Shrimp brings protein without the saturated fat of red meat.
shrimpLight & fresh
Herbs and sprouts add fiber and vitamin K for almost no calories.
herbs · sprouts01 Turmeric rice-flour crêpe
Turmeric rice-flour crêpe
- 1 cup + 1 tsprice flour + turmericanti-inflammatory; gluten-free
- ½ cup + ½ cuplight coconut milk + water
- 1egg
- 6 ozshrimp, peeled & cut smalllean protein
- 2scallions, chopped
- Whisk the rice flour, turmeric, coconut milk, water, and beaten egg into a thin batter; rest 15 min. Mix in the shrimp and scallion.
- In a hot nonstick pan with a little oil, pour a thin layer of batter, swirl, and crisp the edges.
02 Sprouts, lettuce & herbs
Sprouts, lettuce & herbs
- 2 cupsmung bean sproutsfiber + phytoestrogen
- a big handfullettuce + fresh herbs, to wrapvitamin K, cooling
- Pile the sprouts on one half of the crêpe; fold and slide out.
- Cut into pieces and wrap each in lettuce and herbs.
03 Lime–fish sauce dip
Lime–fish sauce dip
- 4 Tbspfish saucethe one salt
- 1 Tbspwater
- 2 Tbsplime juicevitamin C, brightens
- ½ tspcoconut sugar
- optionalThai bird chili
- Stir everything together into a bright dipping sauce.
- Dip the wrapped crêpe and eat right away.
Make it work harder (optional)
Make it work harder: add a little lean pork or beef for iron, or tuck a handful of spinach into the crêpe for extra iron and greens.
What's in it & what it does
Turmeric
The golden, anti-inflammatory backbone of the crêpe — good for achy joints.
Shrimp
Lean protein with almost no saturated fat.
Mung bean sprouts
Crunchy fiber with a little plant phytoestrogen, for almost no calories.
Herbs & lettuce
The fresh, cooling wrap — vitamin K and brightness in every bite.