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Vietnamese rice tartlets – Bánh giò

Vietnamese rice tartlets – Bánh giò

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Bánh giò are small rice cakes filled with ground meat, mushrooms, and onion, wrapped in banana leaves, and steamed.

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Recipe from Đức Anh, Luciaminhhang, Iosraia and 1 other contributors (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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Bánh giò are a traditional Vietnamese pastry. They are made with rice flour, cornstarch, broth, and are filled with ground pork, shiitake mushrooms, onion, and pepper. Steamed, they have a long, upright shape, resembling a folded hand.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time1 hr
  • Cook time30 min
  • Resting20 min
  • Total1 hr 50 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodsteamed
  • Estimated cost$12.30 $1.54 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

8 people
  • $3.80
  • $0.32
  • $2.78
  • $3.52
  • $1.80
  • $0.08

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Mix the rice, cornstarch, 4 cups of water, and 1.5 tablespoons of oil paint in a pot. ≈ 3 min
  2. Season with salt, sauce, and a small amount of sugar, to your liking (if you are using broth, you do not need to add oil, and you can adjust the seasonings).
  3. Let the mixture rest for about 20 minutes.
  4. While the dough is resting, prepare the filling.
  5. In a bowl, combine all the filling ingredients (except the eggs), adding salt, soy sauce, and pepper until you reach the desired consistency. ≈ 4 min
  6. Next, return the filling to the pan and cook until it is fully cooked.
  7. Place the pot on the stove, over low heat (setting 4).
  8. Keep stirring constantly until the mixture begins to stick slightly to the spoon. ≈ 4 min
  9. Then, turn off the heat (the mixture should still be liquid). ≈ 3 min
  10. Continue to stir gently until it thickens and becomes smooth.

The bill

Vietnamese rice tartlets – Bánh giò

  • 1.5 cups of rice flour$3.80
  • 0.5 cup of cornstarch$0.32
  • 4 cups of water or 4 cups of broth$2.78
  • 250 g of ground pork$3.52
  • Shiitake mushrooms, cut into pieces$1.80
  • 1/2 onion, finely chopped$0.08

Total$12.30

that's $1.54 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1.5 cups of rice flour
  • 0.5 cup of cornstarch
  • 4 cups of water or 4 cups of broth
  • Packaging paper sheet
  • 250 g of ground pork
  • Shiitake mushrooms, cut into pieces
  • 1/2 onion, finely chopped
  • hard-boiled eggs (optional)

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