How to Make a Banh Hoi Plate

A plate of banh hoi with fresh lettuce, mixed herbs, rice vermicelli noodles topped with scallions, grilled meat, and shrimp paste on sugarcane, served with a flavorful Vietnamese dipping sauce on the side.

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How to Make a Banh Hoi Plate

Eating a plate of Banh Hoi is an experience unlike any other in Vietnamese cuisine. A plate of Banh Hoi consists of grilled meats like nem nuong, chao tom, and lemongrass pork paired with your choice of fresh herbs and sheets of woven rice vermicelli. Learn all about this unique dining experience in this post including how to properly prep these unique rice noodles.

Prep Time30

Cook Time10

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Vietnamese

Keyword: banh hoi, banh hoi platter, Vietnamese woven rice noodles

Servings: people

Calories: 678kcal

Author: Becca Du

Ingredients

¾ lb lemongrass pork
¾ lb nem nuong
¾ lb chao tom
6 oz fine rice vermicelli 6 oz dried
2 tbsp scallion oil
1 lettuce
1 cucumber julienned
¼ cup mint
¼ cup picked carrots and daikon
1 cup Vietnamese dipping sauce

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Instructions

Prep all your grilled meats. Marinate and cook ¾ lb of lemongrass pork. Prep and cook ¾ lb of nem nuong and ¾ lb of chao tom. You can also purchase all these meats instead.
Prep 6 oz of vermicelli noodle sheets. Pour boiling water over the noodle sheets. Let them stay submerged for 60-90 seconds. Drain and rinse in cold water to stop the cooking. If the noodles are still firm, you can steam them to finish the cooking process. Make sure to put them onto the serving plate immediately while still hot or they will stick together. Spoon 2 tbsp of scallion oil over the top.
Place all the fresh herbs and grilled meats onto the plate.
Serve with 1 cup of Vietnamese dipping sauce and enjoy!

Notes

To store banh hoi, store each component separately in the fridge. To reheat, reheat each component separately. Microwave the rice noodle sheets with a wet paper towel on top to rehydrate the noodles. They will be dry when they come out of the fridge.
Customize the meats and vegetables to your tastes. Use whatever you want!

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