Bo La Lot (Beef Wrapped in Betel Leaf)
This is a recipe for a classic Vietnamese dish - Bo La Lot. This dish includes ground beef wrapped in betel leaves.
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 6 min
- Yield
- 8 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 lb ground beef
- 2 tsp curry powder
- 1 tsp granulated sugar
- 1 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 shallot ( minced)
- 1 stalk lemongrass (minced)
- 40 betel leaves
- scallion oil (optional)
- Vietnamese mint
- 1 package vermicelli noodles
- 1 head lettuce
- 1 cucumber (thinly sliced)
- ½ cup Vietnamese dipping sauce
Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven to broil.
- 2
Add all the ingredients for the Bo La Lot into a large bowl. Mix together with your hands and let marinate for 10 minutes.
- 3
Make your bo ba lot. Lay your betel leaf flat on a plate with the matte side up. Roll 1-2 tablespoons of meat into the shape of a small sausage and add to the leaf. Make sure you place the meat closer to the pointy side of the leaf. Roll the bo la lot like you would an egg roll. Put the bo la lot onto a skewer. Repeat this process until you run out of meat or betel leaves.
- 4
Put your skewers onto a baking sheet covered in aluminum foil. Broil the bo la lot for 6-8 minutes, turning them every 2 minutes to prevent the leaves from burning. Make sure to place the baking sheet on the top third of the oven.
- 5
Serve right after it's done. You can eat them in a vermicelli bowl or in a spring roll.