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Steamed bread filled with ground meat and lemongrass

Steamed bread filled with ground meat and lemongrass

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Slices of stale bread, spread with a mixture of ground beef and pork sautéed with lemongrass, steamed, and served with a lime-infused nuoc-mâm sauce.

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Recipe from Đức Anh, Iosraia, Tia sáng mặt trời and 1 other contributors (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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This Vietnamese dish gives a new life to stale bread. The slices, filled with fragrant meat seasoned with lemongrass, are steamed.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Total50 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodsteam
  • Estimated cost$7.99 $2.00 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.99
  • $1.14
  • $1.41
  • $1.92
  • $0.15
  • $0.10
  • $1.27
  • $0.87
  • $0.14

Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Quickly pass the bread under the water without letting it soak, otherwise it will become soggy. Cut it into 2 cm thick slices, either long or round, depending on your preference. ≈ 8 min
  2. Cut the cassava or carrots into small cubes. ≈ 8 min
  3. Finely chop the onion. ≈ 8 min
  4. Also, finely chop the lemongrass. Heat some oil paint in a pan and briefly sauté the onion, garlic, and lemongrass.
  5. Add the ground beef and pork to the hot pan, then season with salt, pepper, and fish sauce, being careful not to overcook the meat.
  6. Spread the meat on the bread, arrange it in a shallow dish, and steam until the meat is cooked through. Serve with fish sauce, or roll it up in mustard leaves – it’s delicious.

The bill

Steamed bread filled with ground meat and lemongrass

  • 1 baguette that is neither fresh nor moldy$0.99
  • 100 g of finely ground beef$1.14
  • 100 g of finely ground pork$1.41
  • 500 g of cassava (or carrots)$1.92
  • 1 onion, chopped$0.15
  • 2 cloves of garlic$0.10
  • 1 lime$1.27
  • 2 tablespoons of fish sauce$0.87
  • salt, pepper, and oil paint$0.14

Total$7.99

that's $2.00 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 baguette that is neither fresh nor moldy
  • 100 g of finely ground beef
  • 100 g of finely ground pork
  • 500 g of cassava (or carrots)
  • 2 stalks of lemongrass
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • 1 hot chili pepper
  • 1 lime
  • 2 tablespoons of fish sauce
  • salt, pepper, and oil paint

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