Sunday, April 3, 2011

Vietnamese Beef Rolls

This is a very tasty rolls that everyone must try.  Surprise your guests with this tasty appetiser/snack.

Ingredients A
1 stalk lemon grass (slice it first, before blending, use only the white part of the stem)
2 shallots or 1 small red onion
2 cloves garlic
1 tbls sugar

Ingredients B
1 tbls fish sauce
1 tsp sesame oil
1/4 tsp black pepper or more if you like
1 tbls sesame seeds

500gm sirloin or fillet steak
1 tbls oil/ butter
12 lettuce leaves
12 rice papers (soak in warm water)
Mint leaves
Fresh Coriander - I used Thai basil

Blend ingredients A to a paste.  You can add a little more fish sauce  if you find the mixture is a little dry.  Add ingredients B and mix the marinade well.  Marinade it over the beef  at least 1 hour.  I did it overnight to get a really tasty beef.

Heat oil/ butter in frying pan.  You can opt to grill if you like.  Heat on high for 1 - 2 minutes on each side.  Transfer to cool, once cool, slice thinly.

Just like in my other rolls recipes, the method is the same.  Just make sure that the rolls are not kept to close to each other as they will stick.

Enjoy this rolls with Nuoc Cham sauce.

Ingredients for Nuoc Cham

1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup warm water
1/4 cup Fish sauce - I used 3 crab brand
1/4 cub White vinegar
1/2 of a lime juice
3-4 cloves of minced garlic
2-3 Thai Chilli pepper ( I did more coz I love the spicy kick!)

Combine warm water with sugar in a jar, make sure its dissolved.  Add the rest of the ingredients and flavour it to you own liking.  You can store the left over in the fridge.



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