Pork and prawn lemongrass skewers

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Recipe «Pork and prawn lemongrass skewers» presented in category Recipes / Meat, to prepare this dish you will need no more 15 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 5 lemongrass stalks, 200g minced pork, 250g medium green prawns, peeled, cleaned, roughly chopped, 1 egg white, 1 clove garlic, crushed , 1 long red chilli, seeded, roughly chopped, 1/4 cup coriander, roughly chopped, 1/4 cup mint, roughly chopped , 1/2 tsp ground white pepper, 3 tsp fish sauce, 1 tsp caster sugar, 2 tbsp vegetable oil, 55g caster sugar, 60ml white vinegar, 1 small red chilli, seeded, finely chopped.

Ingredients:

  • 5 lemongrass stalks 
  • 200g minced pork 
  • 250g medium green prawns, peeled, cleaned, roughly chopped 
  • 1 egg white 
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed 
  • 1 long red chilli, seeded, roughly chopped 
  • 1/4 cup coriander, roughly chopped 
  • 1/4 cup mint, roughly chopped 
  • 1/2 tsp ground white pepper 
  • 3 tsp fish sauce 
  • 1 tsp caster sugar 
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil 
  • 55g caster sugar 
  • 60ml white vinegar 
  • 1 small red chilli, seeded, finely chopped 

Instructions

  1. To make dipping sauce, place sugar, vinegar and 60ml (1/4 cup) water in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook for 2 minutes or until sugar dissolves. Leave to cool, then stir in coriander and chilli. Makes 3/4 cup.
  2. Trim ends from 4 lemongrass stalks, then cut each into 3 x 6cm lengths to make 12 lemongrass skewers. Set aside.
  3. Finely chop white part of remaining lemongrass stalk (discard rest of lemongrass) and place in a food processor with pork, prawns, egg white, garlic, chilli, coriander, mint, white pepper, fish sauce and sugar. Process until just combined.
  4. Using damp hands, roll heaped tablespoons of pork mixture into 12 balls. Shape each ball around a lemongrass skewer to form a small sausage shape. Place on a lightly greased oven tray and refrigerate for 20 minutes.
  5. Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Working in 2 batches, cook skewers, turning, for 6 minutes or until golden and cooked through.
  6. Place on a platter and serve with coriander-chilli dipping sauce.