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Beef Wrapped in Betel Leaf
Discover the exotic taste of Beef wrapped in betel leaf. Thai-spiced beef, peanuts and other delicacies. For a simpler sauce and a shorter preparation time, try a Vietnamese-style fish sauce, minced red chili and crushed garlic. This recipe will comfortably feed 4 to 6 people as an appetizer. You will need 10 bamboo skewers.
Servings Prep Time
20rolls 30minutes
Cook Time Passive Time
10minutes 30minutes
Servings Prep Time
20rolls 30minutes
Cook Time Passive Time
10minutes 30minutes
Ingredients
Dipping Sauce
Filling
Betel Leaf
  • 1pack betel leafIn the refrigerated section of Asian Grocers
Instructions
  1. Soak 10 bamboo skewers for about 30 minutes.
Vietnamese Dipping Sauce
  1. If you wish you can make a simpler dipping sauce by combining fish sauce, minced red chili and crushed garlic. This is a typical Vietnamese dipping sauce. If you want to try the Thai-style sauce, follow on below, using the ingredients listed above.
Thai Dipping Sauce
  1. Soak the dried shrimp in warm water for about 30 minutes. Discard the water. In a mortar and pestle pound the shallots and galangal until well combined. Add the ginger, coconut, shrimp paste and dried shrimp. Continue to pound until you have a smooth paste.
  2. Over a low to medium heat, place the pounded paste in a saucepan and 3/4 cup of water. When boiling add the palm sugar and stir well. Continue to simmer until about half a cup remains. Season to taste. Remove from heat and place in a bowl.
Beef Filling
  1. Combine all of the ingredients in a bowl and mix well to incorporate.
  2. On a cutting board, place your leaves shiny side down. Place the stuffing on the leaves in a sausage shape. I tend to put all of the filling out on the leaves before I start rolling so you can divide the mixture up evenly. Do not over-stuff the leaves, use more if necessary. Roll up the leaves tightly, as shown.
  3. Using 2 bamboo skewers, thread 4 rolls onto them.
  4. Over a medium heat, grill/broil on a BBQ or inside in your broiler/grill. Cook for about 10 minutes having turned the rolls half way through.
Recipe Notes

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