World Flavors Cookbook

Bò Lá Lốt

Name: Bò Lá Lốt
Cook time: 15 min
Cuisine: Vietnam
Ingredients: Ground beef (fatty) Wild betel leaves (la lot) Marinade: Lemongrass, garlic, shallots, soy sauce, sugar Serving: Rice vermicelli, lettuce, rice paper, Mam Nem sauce

Ground beef seasoned with spices, wrapped in wild betel leaves (piper sarmentosum) and grilled until fragrant.

Cuisine: Vietnam

Ingredients

Ground beef (fatty) Wild betel leaves (la lot) Marinade: Lemongrass, garlic, shallots, soy sauce, sugar Serving: Rice vermicelli, lettuce, rice paper, Mam Nem sauce

Instructions

1. Marinate beef and roll into small cylinders using the leaves. 2. Grill over charcoal until the leaves are charred and the meat is juicy. 3. To eat: Wrap in rice paper with noodles and herbs, and dip into the pungent Mam Nem (fermented pineapple-anchovy sauce).