Beef and lemongrass wrapped in betel leaf recipe

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  • Cuisine: Vietnamese

Ingredients

400 g minced beef
2 lemongrass stems, white part only, finely chopped
4 spring onions, white part only, finely chopped
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons fine white pepper
1 bunch betel leaves
200 g cooked rice vermicelli noodles
2 tablespoons nuoc mam dipping fish sauce
1 teaspoon fried red Asian shallot
1 teaspoon crushed roasted peanuts
2 red chilli, sliced
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Preparation

In a mixing bowl, combine the beef, lemon grass, spring onions, garlic, salt and pepper. Allow flavors to infuse for at least 15 minutes. Meanwhile, pick the individual betel leaves and wash in cold water. Lay the leaves flat on a cloth to dry.

To form the rolls, lay a large betel leaf (or 2 smaller leaves), shiny side down, on a board with the stem of the leaf pointing towards you. Spoon approximately 1 tablespoon of the beef mixture onto the bottom edge of the leaf. Work it into a sausage shape, then roll the leaf from bottom to top and place the seam flat on your bench to stop the leaf unrolling. Repeat this process until you have used all of the beef. The mixture should make about 20 rolls.

Cook the parcels, seam first, on a char-grill or barbecue hotplate over medium heat, turning to color all over, for about 5 minutes, or until done.

Place the cooked parcels on a bed of vermicelli noodles, and then drizzle with a tablespoon of nuoc mam dipping fish sauce and garnish with fried red shallots, peanuts and chilli.

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Comments (3)

   
06 Nov 2011 07:54 AEST
Jenny
cooked this the other day and it was really tasty, used Pac Choi instead of the betel leaf, as the supermarkets here have not quite caught up with everything yet!!! If it's out of the ordinary and not a ready meal.....you have not got a hope in hell...!!
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12 Jan 2011 01:02 AEST
kim
wow the betel leaves are amazing!
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19 Sep 2010 06:23 AEST
Connie
Just wondering what your minced beef might be and betel leaf. Is there a substitute for betal leaf in case I can't find it? I'd really like to try this recipe. Thank you I love your show.
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