Basic Rice Noodle Rolls (Cheung Fun, 腸粉)
HB-0180 · Hand-built original · Chinese
This recipe yields about 15 to 20 rice noodle rolls, depending on how much batter you use for each layer. You can halve the recipe if you want to make fewer rolls.
Main ingredient: potato
Pairs well with: sour cream, green beans, coleslaw, grilled steak, roast chicken
Ingredients
- 1 cup rice flour
- 1/2 cup potato starch
- 1/4 cup tapioca starch
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
- 2 cups room-temperature water
- 2 cups just-boiled water
- 1 tablespoon canola or vegetable oil, plus more for brushing the trays
- Sweetened soy sauce or teriyaki-style sauce, to serve
- Chili oil, to serve
- Chopped toasted peanuts, to serve
- Toasted sesame seeds, to serve
- Sliced scallions, to serve
Method
- Whisk the rice flour, potato starch, tapioca starch, cornstarch, sugar, and salt in a large bowl. Whisk in the room-temperature water until smooth, then whisk in the just-boiled water and the tablespoon of oil. Rest the batter for 30 minutes, whisking again before use — it should be thin, like light cream.
- Set a flat tray or heatproof plate that fits inside your steamer over a wok or pot of boiling water. Brush the tray lightly with oil.
- Pour in just enough batter to coat the tray in a thin layer, about 1/4 cup. Cover and steam over high heat for 2 to 3 minutes until the sheet is translucent and bubbling slightly.
- Remove the tray and let it stand for 30 seconds. Use a bench scraper or thin spatula to roll the sheet up from one short end into a loose roll, then slide it onto a serving plate.
- Repeat with the remaining batter, re-oiling the tray and re-stirring the batter between each sheet, keeping the finished rolls covered and warm.
- Cut the rolls into 2-inch pieces if you like, and serve warm with sauce drizzled over and the peanuts, sesame seeds, scallions, and chili oil scattered on top.
Prep: 10 min · Cook: 60 min · Total: 70 min
Nutrition (per serving, where published)
Estimated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient data