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Bo La Lot

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Servings 20 Bo La Lot

Ingredients

Filling

  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce
  • 2 tbsp chopped lemongrass
  • 2 cloves garlic crushed and minced
  • 1 shallot minced
  • 1 tsp coconut sugar
  • 2 tsp curry powder or five spice
  • 1 tsp freshly cracked black pepper
  • ½ tsp sea salt

20 wild betel leaves

4 skewers (soaked in water to prevent burning)

For serving

  • Lettuce leaves
  • Rice noodles
  • Crushed peanuts
  • Additional fish sauce
  • Fresh lime juice

Instructions

  1. Rinse the betel leaves, dry them, and set aside.
  2. Turn on the grill and set to medium heat.
  3. In a medium bowl, combine all filling ingredients and mix together.
  4. Place a betel leaf flat with the shiny side down. Roll about 2 tbsp of filling into a small sausage and lay it on the middle of the leaf. Starting at the pointy end of the betel leaf, roll towards the wide end.
  5. Thread the roll onto a skewer in a way that secures the leaf, Repeat steps 4 & 5 until all filling is used. We placed 5 rolls per skewer.
  6. Grill the rolls for 2 minutes, then flip and grill another 2 minutes, or until the meat is fully cooked.
  7. To plate: Place down a layer of lettuce, rice noodles, and some bo la lot. Sprinkle with crushed peanuts, then drizzle with fish sauce and fresh lime juice as desired.