How to Cook Vietnamese Beef and Lemongrass Skewers (Nem Lui Xa) – Asian BBQ Series

This is the second in my series of Asian BBQ Recipes developed around my 3-burner Ziggy barbecue unit, and it’s adapted from Luke Nguyen’s “Indochine”.

INGREDIENTS:

(A)

600g minced beef

200g minced chicken

4 Tbsp minced garlic

1 Tbsp minced lemongrass

2 tsps sugar

1 tsp pepper

1 Tbsp fish sauce

1 tsp chicken powder

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12 lemongrass stems

2 Tbsps oil

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6 Vietnamese baguettes

3 tsps chilli sauce

3 tsps hoisin sauce

METHOD:

1. Combine (A) and mix well.
2. Divide into 12 portions. Mould into sausage shapes wrapped around lemongrass stems.
3. Brush with oil, then grill on medium heat for 6 minutes.
4. Remove from lemongrass stems and place 2 pieces on baguette.
5. Drizzle with hoisin and chilli sauce, and serve.

 

 

 

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