Bò lá lốt (Meat wrapped in betel leaf)
Bò lá lốt (Meat wrapped in betel leaf)

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Secure the apex of the leaf with a tiny bit of meat mixture, using it as a paste. Use a scissor to cut of any excess ends of betel leaf. This dish uses betel leaf, a leaf often found in Indian or Vietnamese/Southeast Asian grocery stores.

Bò lá lốt (Meat wrapped in betel leaf) is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Bò lá lốt (Meat wrapped in betel leaf) is something which I’ve loved my whole life.

To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook bò lá lốt (meat wrapped in betel leaf) using 19 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Bò lá lốt (Meat wrapped in betel leaf):
  1. Take Meats
  2. Make ready 500 g ground beef
  3. Get 100 g ground pork (fatty is OK)
  4. Get Optional: Substitute with 600g ground meat substitute, like Beyond Beef
  5. Prepare Seasonings
  6. Get 1 shallot, minced
  7. Prepare 3 tbsp lemongrass, minced and pounded
  8. Make ready 1 tbsp minced garlic
  9. Get 3 tbsp crushed roasted peanuts
  10. Get 4 tsp soy sauce (Maggi seasoning) or 1 tbsp fish sauce
  11. Get 1 tsp salt
  12. Take 1 tsp five spice powder
  13. Take 1 tsp sugar
  14. Get 1 tsp mushroom powder (chicken bouillon could work)
  15. Take Optional: 1/2 tbsp Vietnamese spiced liquor (rượu mai quế lộ)
  16. Get Garnish
  17. Prepare Crushed roasted peanuts
  18. Get Scallions sautéed in a bit of oil (or nuked in the microwave)
  19. Take Mixed fish sauce or vegan substitute

Bò lá lốt (Meat wrapped in betel leaf) step by step. Be sure to coat the leaves in a thin layer of. Lay your betel leaf flat on a plate with the matte side up. Make sure you place the meat closer to the pointy side of the leaf.

Instructions to make Bò lá lốt (Meat wrapped in betel leaf):
  1. Mix your meat with seasonings thoroughly, and then roll approximately 3-4 teaspoons of the mixture in each betel leaf.
  2. In a preheated air-fryer, cook in small batches at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 8 minutes or until meat mixture is cooked. Be sure to coat the leaves in a thin layer of oil, if you did not roll them tightly enough. Five minute usually works for vegan mixtures.
  3. In an oven preheated to 375, baking them on a rack (or skewered on a stick), you may need 10 minutes.
  4. On a pan on medium heat with a bit of vegetable or canola oil, you can pan fry them to completion as well. The picture of the end-result has half of the rolls pan-fried, and the other half in an air-fryer.

Roll the bo la lot like you would an egg roll. To assemble the rolls, place the betel leaves, shiny side-down on a work surface. Working one at a time, place a small spoonful of the meat mixture on the betel leaf and roll up to enclose the. Bo la lot is a Vietnamese dish of minced beef, wrapped in wild betel (la lot) leaves, grilled over charcoal, and eaten wrapped in rice paper and dressed with herbs, sauces, and chilies. Little did I know, apart from finding it on the day before I left, there was an excellent bo la lot restaurant just down the road from where I was staying in.

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