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Ever heard of bồn bồn shrimp and meat salad? If not, let PasGo guide you through the kitchen to learn how to make this authentic Nam Bo dish!
Bồn bồn shrimp and meat salad is a distinctive delicacy from Southern Vietnam. While it may not be as well-known in the North, it's a staple for Southerners, especially those from the provinces of the Mekong Delta. Its sour, spicy, salty, and sweet flavors make it a perfect appetizer. Join PasGo in the kitchen to learn how to make this uniquely flavorful bồn bồn shrimp and meat salad for your family to enjoy on leisure days!
Ingredients (for 2 servings):
- Fresh bồn bồn: 200 grams
- Pork belly: 100 grams
- Rock shrimp: 100 grams
- Pickled carrots: 50 grams
- Fresh coriander: 1 bunch
- Roasted peanuts: 100 grams
- Lemons: 2 pieces
- Garlic: 1 bulb
- Bird's eye chili: 3 pieces
- Lemongrass: 2 stalks
- Sugar, fish sauce
Instructions for making bồn bồn shrimp and meat salad:
Step 1: Preparing the ingredients
- Collect bồn bồn, cut into medium pieces, then wash thoroughly. Soak bồn bồn in filtered water mixed with lime juice to maintain its white and attractive appearance.
- Boil pork belly until cooked, let it cool, then slice into long and thin strips.
- Boil rock shrimp until pink, remove the heads and tails, keeping only the meat. Marinate the shrimp with fish sauce and pepper (1 teaspoon each) for about 20 minutes to let them absorb the seasoning, then transfer to a plate.
- Wash and finely chop coriander, leaving a few sprigs for garnish.
- Roast peanuts until golden brown, then crush into small pieces.
- Peel and finely chop garlic.
- Peel and thinly slice lemongrass, then wash and cut into small rounds.
- Grind chili finely.
Step 2: Making bồn bồn shrimp and meat salad
- Take a separate bowl, mix sugar, lime juice, fish sauce in a ratio of 1:2:2 and stir well. Then add chopped garlic, chopped lemongrass, and ground chili, mix thoroughly.
- Place bồn bồn, carrots, shrimp, and meat in a bowl or large plate. Pour the dressing over the salad and toss gently but not vigorously.
- Sprinkle coriander and peanuts on top, mix well.
- Wait for 5-10 minutes, then drain excess liquid and arrange on a plate. Garnish with a few sprigs of herbs on top and enjoy.
A small note: For everyone, you can serve bồn bồn shrimp and meat salad with crispy prawn crackers to enhance the flavor even more.
Congratulations on completing the bồn bồn shrimp and meat salad recipe, wasn't it too difficult, right? Bồn bồn salad is one of the most distinctive salads of the Southern region. Not only does it make use of wild plants in low-lying areas with high salinity, but this dish also makes parties more attractive. The sour and sweet taste of the salad permeates each chopstick bite, stimulating the taste buds. It seems like it's been a while since we've had such an enthusiastic and satisfying meal.
Because of its unique growing environment, bồn bồn is rarely found in the North. For Southern folks, bồn bồn is as much a delicacy as green mangoes are for the North. If you ever find yourself in the Southwest, indulging in bồn bồn shrimp and meat salad and falling in love with its delicacy, fret not. Even if you can't find fresh bồn bồn, you can still visit Món Ngon Sài Thành to savor and reminisce.
Món Ngon Sài Thành can be seen as a miniature Southern region nestled in the heart of Hanoi. Hundreds of quintessential dishes from the South gather here thanks to the heartfelt dedication of the owner born and raised in North Vietnam. Hopefully, this place will be an enticing experience for you and your family on the nearest day.
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Compiled by Thanh Hằng from the Internet – PasGo.vn
