Hue Lemongrass Skewers: Nem Lui Hue

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Level: Easy
Total: 1 hr 36 min
Prep: 30 min
Inactive: 1 hr
Cook: 6 min
Yield: 4 to 6 servings

Ingredients

  1. 3 1/2 ounces/ 100 g minced (ground) beef
  2. 7 ounces/ 200 g minced (ground) pork
  3. 1 1/2 tablespoons/20 g cooked and shredded pork skin* (See Cook’s Note)
  4. 1 1/2 tablespoons/20 g minced pork fat
  5. 3 cloves garlic, finely diced (1 tablespoon)
  6. Chopped shallots
  7. 1/2 tablespoon sugar
  8. Freshly ground black pepper
  9. 1 tablespoon fish sauce
  10. 12 lemongrass stalks, trimmed
  11. 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  12. 6 baguettes, warm
  13. 3 tablespoons chile sauce
  14. 3 tablespoons hoisin sauce

Instructions

  1. In a mixing bowl, combine the beef, minced pork, pork skin, pork fat, garlic, shallots, sugar, 1 teaspoon black pepper, and fish sauce. Knead for 5 minutes until all ingredients are well combined. Cover, then refrigerate 1 hour for the flavours to develop. Heat a barbecue grill or char grill pan. With wet hands, divide the mixture into 12 even portions and roll each portion into a sausage shape. Thread the beef sausages onto each lemongrass stick and brush with a little oil. Place on the hot grill and cook the beef skewers for 6 minutes, turning every few minutes, until cooked. Remove the meat from the lemongrass skewers, and distribute 2 skewers per baguette. Spread 1/2 teaspoon each chile sauce and hoisin sauce into each baguette.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 of 6 servings
Calories 1055
Total Fat 21 g
Saturated Fat 5 g
Carbohydrates 173 g
Dietary Fiber 7 g
Sugar 18 g
Protein 46 g
Cholesterol 37 mg
Sodium 2452 mg

 

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