Hue Lemongrass Skewers: Nem Lui Hue
Serves: 2
Irwin Berge
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
50
Spice
45
Sweetness
45
Sourness
44
mins
Prep time (avg)
4.7
Difficulty
Ingredients:
1.5 tbsps
Pork (/20 g minced fat)3 cloves
Garlic (finely diced 1 tablespoon)1 tbsp
Sugar1 tbsp
Fish Sauce2 tbsps
Vegetable Oil3 tbsps
Chile Sauce3 tbsps
Hoisin SauceDirections:
1
In a mixing bowl, combine the beef, minced pork, pork skin, pork fat, garlic, shallots, sugar, 1 teaspoon black pepper, and fish sauce
2
Knead for 5 minutes until all ingredients are well combined
3
Cover, then refrigerate 1 hour for the flavours to develop
4
Heat a barbecue grill or char grill pan
5
With wet hands, divide the mixture into 12 even portions and roll each portion into a sausage shape
6
Thread the beef sausages onto each lemongrass stick and brush with a little oil
7
Place on the hot grill and cook the beef skewers for 6 minutes, turning every few minutes, until cooked
8
Remove the meat from the lemongrass skewers, and distribute 2 skewers per baguette
9
Spread 1/2 teaspoon each chile sauce and hoisin sauce into each baguette