Tiny Steamed Rice Cakes with Shrimp and Crispy Pork Cracklings

Each country in Southeast Asia has some delicious version of small rice pancakes. These bite-size cakes represent a blank canvas to create a myriad of snacks upon. A slight variation, such as small grilled shrimp with chili sauce, or minced pickled veggies make excellent choices. Be creative and make up your own version.

These Vietnamese steamed rice flour discs have little flavor of their own. The dish’s flavor comes from fried shrimp and crisp pork cracklings, which are sprinkled