Grilled Beef Wrapped Betel Leaves | Bò Nướng Lá Lốt

Name: Grilled Beef Wrapped Betel Leaves | Bò Nướng Lá Lốt
Total time: 5400 s
Yield: 3-4 people
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 6 cloves garlic (minced); 1 large shallot (minced); 1/3 cup neutral oil; 1 lb ground beef (80/20); 1 lb fatty ground pork; 2 lemongrass (minced); 1/2 Tbs oyster sauce; 1 Tbs sugar; 1/2 tsp salt; 1.5 tsp chicken bouillon; 1/2 tsp MSG; 1 Tbscharsiu sauce; 1 tsp ground black pepper; 1.5 Tbs honey; 1/2 tsp 5 spice powder; 2 Tbs Crushed toasted peanuts; 10-15 betel leaves (minced)(small & ripped leaves); 40 betel leaves (large whole)

Quoc Nguyen | Chef Q @chefqstr

Katy, Texas USA

This is an iconic Vietnamese dish that few foreigner knows about. The betel leaves or piper lolot leaves are super fragrant when grilled! It also has a lot of health benefits. Grilling over charcoal is best! But in this recipe, I’m using the airfryer to make it easier and more convenient.

Quoc Nguyen | Chef Q @chefqstr

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Ingredients

1 hr 30 minutes

3-4 people

6 clovesgarlic (minced)
1large shallot (minced)
1/3 cupneutral oil
1 lbground beef (80/20)
1 lbfatty ground pork
2lemongrass (minced)
1/2 Tbsoyster sauce
1 Tbssugar
1/2 tspsalt
1.5 tspchicken bouillon
1/2 tspMSG
1Tbscharsiu sauce
1 tspground black pepper
1.5 Tbshoney
1/2 tsp5 spice powder
2 TbsCrushed toasted peanuts
10-15betel leaves (minced)(small & ripped leaves)
40betel leaves (large whole)

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Steps

1 hr 30 minutes

1

Make the garlic & shallot oil by sautéing minced garlic, minced shallots, & 1/3 cup oil (2 minutes). Do not brown the garlic and shallots. Set aside to cool down to room temperature.
2

Wash the betel leaves and separate the small and ripped leaves to one side and the whole large leaves on the other.
3

To make the beef filling, combine: ground beef, ground pork, garlic shallot oil made earlier (cooled to room temperature), minced lemongrass, sugar, salt, chicken bouillon, msg, Charsiu sauce, oyster sauce, 5 spice powder, crushed toasted peanuts, honey, & minced betel leaves. Mix till even.
4

Use the large betel leaves, rough side up, place meat on leaves & roll up. Seamed side down. Set in a row. Put onto foil sheet & fold to make a box.
5

Spray light oil & Airfry at 400F for 9-10 minutes. Top with green onion oil, toasted peanuts. Enjoy with mam nem!