Crispy Rice Paper Egg Roll Pancakes
If you’ve ever had issues with working with rice paper, then this recipe is for you. Our crispy rice paper pancake recipe uses dry rice paper, so no water dipping required. What results is a flat, crispy and savory gluten-free rice paper “pancake” that everyone is obsessing over.
Video: How to Make Rice Paper Egg Roll Pancakes Recipe
What are the Rice Paper Pancakes on TikTok and Instagram?
We first saw these going viral on social media and knew it was going to be delicious. Do you remember our crispy shrimp rice paper dumpling recipe? This is essentially the same concept but this time it’s much easier to master. Rather than wrapping each individual dumpling into a square shape, you make one big crispy pancake for this version. It’s so much easier, faster and you can feed more family and friends without breaking a sweat.
Using Dry Rice Paper
Some creators are dipping or brushing the rice paper first with water or light egg. We tried both and you really don’t need either. In fact, using dry rice paper cooks up really crispy in the oiled pan. So if you’re looking for something crispy, don’t wet the rice paper at all with any type of moisture. Keep it dry. You can see our step-by-step photos below for guidance.
Crispy Rice Paper Egg Roll Pancakes
Ingredients
- 6 6-8 inch rice paper wrappers (approximately)
- 1/4 cup (60 ml) oil , or more if needed for extra crispy rice paper pancakes
- Dipping sauce of choice *see below Filling Ingredients for some of our favorites
For the Egg Roll Dumpling Filling
- 1/2 pound (227 g) ground pork or ground shrimp (or any ground meat)
- 1 cup (70 g) finely chopped cabbage
- 1/4 cup (32 g) shredded carrot , then finely chopped
- 2 stalks green onion , minced fine
- 2 teaspoons (10 ml) soy sauce or fish sauce
- 1 teaspoon (5 ml) sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon (5 ml) garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) ground black pepper
Some of our Favorite Dipping Sauces
- Diane's Vietnamese Fish Sauce Dip (Nước Mắm Chấm)
- Chili Crunch
- Homemade Sriracha Sauce
- 5 Minute Dumpling Sauce
- (optional toppings) sliced green onions or sesame seeds
Equipment
- Oil Sprayer , optional
Instructions
- Chop the cabbage, carrot and green onions together until they are finely diced. If they are too big and chunky, you might have a problem with the meat sticking to the wrapper.
- In bowl combine all filling ingredients (1/2 pound ground pork, 1 cup finely chopped cabbage, 1/4 cup shredded carrot, 2 minced green onions, 2 teaspoons soy sauce, 1 teaspoon sesame oil, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, 1/2 teaspoon onion powder, and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper).
- Or if you're using ground shrimp (or finely minced shrimp), the filling will look like this.
- Heat pan on medium-high heat, then add about 2 Tablespoons of oil.
- Working quickly, Lay about 1/3 cup of egg roll filling over a DRY piece of rice paper.
- Spread the filling evenly and thinly over the rice paper, leaving about 1/2 inch from the edge.
- Place the pancake on the oiled pan, rice paper side down.
- Immediately place another DRY rice paper on top of the filling.
- Spray or brush a light layer of oil over the top rice paper
- Press down on the pancake with an off-set spatula and cook on both sides until crispy.
- Cook for about 2 minutes on each side until filling is cooked through.
- Flip the pancake a few times during cooking if necessary to get a really crispy crust. Remove from pan and repeat for the the remaining rice paper pancakes (cooking them 1 at a time).
- When pancake is cooked, remove from heat and cut into smaller pieces (you can cut it into quarters, or lengthwise for smaller bites). Top with sesame seeds or chili crisp or your favorite sauce.
- Top with green onions and enjoy with your favorite dipping sauce!
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Nutrition Information per Serving
What type of Dips Rice Paper Pancakes?
There’s so many options, you can dip it whatever you like. We always love drizzling our homemade chili crisp or chili crunch or dipping the pancakes in our vietnamese fish sauce dip. Our easy peanut dip is always popular and sriracha mayo recipe is classic and creamy.
Simple Recipes for Everyday
- brown butter pancakes with glazed peaches is a great breakfast and brunch dish when peaches are ripe and luscious
- these are better than hash browns : crispy potato pancakes!
- chocolate cookie dough oatmeal pancakes
- rice paper dumplings in skillet
- more rice paper recipe inspiration
