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Bò Lá Lốt (Vietnamese Grilled Beef in Betel Leaves)
45 minServes 6Nutri-Score C€€
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45 min
45 minBò Lá Lốt (Vietnamese Grilled Beef in Betel Leaves)
what you need
Ingredients
medium ground beef (at room temperature)Other900 g
betel leaves (lá lốt) (washed, plucked from stems leaving a short stem segment, sorted by size; broken ones chopped)Produce40 pieces
onion (diced)Produce0.5 pieces
garlic (minced)Produce3 pieces
chicken bouillon powderPantry15 g- lemongrass (finely chopped)Produce30 g
- fish saucePantry15 ml
black pepper (ground)Spices2 g
sugarPantry12 g- oyster saucePantry15 ml
- neutral oil (for brushing)Pantry30 ml
per serving
Nutrition
334kcal
- Carbs
- 4 g
- Proteins
- 29 g
- Fat
- 23 g
step by step
Method
- Step 1
Prepare the betel leaves
- Wash the betel leaves and pluck them from the stems, leaving a short segment of stem attached to each leaf.
- Sort the leaves by size and set the broken ones aside to be chopped.
- Step 2
Marinate the beef
- In a bowl, combine the ground beef with the chopped broken betel leaves, diced onion, minced garlic, chicken bouillon, chopped lemongrass, fish sauce, pepper, sugar and oyster sauce.
- Mix well until everything is evenly incorporated, then let the mixture marinate.
- Step 3
Wrap the rolls
- Place a leaf shiny (waxy) side facing outwards and add a small amount of beef mixture near the stem end.
- Roll it up tightly, then poke the stem into the roll to hold the whole thing together.
- Step 4
Skewer and brush with oil
- Thread several rolls onto each skewer.
- Brush the rolls with oil on both sides.
- Step 5
Grill
- Grill the skewers, turning as needed, until the beef is cooked through and the leaves are nice and crispy.
- Alternatively, pan fry them, though grilling gives the crispiest leaves.
most cooked first