From a simple banana flower, you can make many delicious dishes, the most popular of which are mixed salad dishes. Today, let’s go to the kitchen with TasteVN to explore 2 recipes for banana flower salad with shrimp and pork, crunchy, soaked in sweet and sour flavors, and you can eat it forever without getting bored!
1. Banana flower salad with shrimp and pork in sweet and sour sauce
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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
45 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Banana flower salad with shrimp and pork in sweet and sour sauce Serves 4
Banana flower 1 piece Fresh shrimp 300 gr Pork belly 300 gr Carrot 1 piece Onion 2 pieces Roasted peanuts 50 gr (roasted/peeled) Lime 3 pieces Fried onion 2 tablespoons Minced garlic and chili 1 tablespoon Vietnamese mint a little Shrimp chips 10 pieces (fried crispy) Fish sauce 3 tablespoons Vinegar 2.5 tablespoons Sugar/salt a little
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How to prepare Banana Flower Salad with Shrimp and Pork in Sweet and Sour Sauce
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Prepare the banana flower and vegetables
You prepare a bowl of water mixed with the juice of 1 lemon, then you julienne the banana flower into this bowl of water, soaking it until just before mixing the salad, then remove it to prevent the banana flower from browning.
Peel the carrot and onion, then slice them thinly. Next, you mix the onion and carrot with 1/2 teaspoon of salt, 2 tablespoons of sugar, and 1 tablespoon of vinegar, soaking until just before mixing the salad, then remove.
Pick the leaves of the mint, remove the roots from the bean sprouts, wash them clean, and drain.
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Prepare the meat and shrimp
Fresh shrimp should be washed thoroughly and drained.
Pork should be massaged with salt very well, then rinsed under running water until clean. To prevent the pork from smelling and to make it cleaner, you can blanch it briefly for about 1 – 2 minutes in boiling water.
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Boil the meat and shrimp
You boil a pot of water with 1 teaspoon of salt and 1/2 tablespoon of vinegar, then add the meat to boil over medium heat for about 30 minutes.
After the meat is cooked, remove it and soak it immediately in a bowl of cold water to cool, then slice the meat into thin pieces.
In the pot of boiling meat water on the stove, add the shrimp and boil for about 5 minutes until cooked, then remove, wait a little to cool, and peel off the shells.
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Mixing the dipping sauce for the salad
Put into a bowl 5 tablespoons of sugar, juice from 2 limes, 2 tablespoons of water, 1 tablespoon of minced garlic and chili, and 3 tablespoons of fish sauce, stir until the mixture is well combined.
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Mixing the banana flower salad with shrimp and pork
Put into a large bowl the ingredients including shredded banana flower, boiled pork, carrot, onion along with the salad dressing. Gently mix for about 3 minutes to let the ingredients absorb the seasoning evenly.
Finally, you serve the salad on a plate, arrange the shrimp on top, sprinkle fried onions, roasted peanuts, and garnish with a few sprigs of Vietnamese coriander to finish.
When eating, you can serve with shrimp crackers and dip in garlic chili fish sauce if it tastes bland.
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Final Product
The banana flower salad with shrimp and pork is a perfect combination of both color and flavor.
Crispy sweet banana flower, fresh white pork belly, sweet shrimp, soaked in delicious sweet and sour fish sauce, along with the refreshing taste of thinly sliced carrots, the fragrant aroma of fried shallots, and crunchy peanuts make everyone in the family absolutely love it.
2. Sweet and sour banana flower salad with shrimp and pork
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Preparation
10 minutes
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Cooking
20 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Banana Flower Salad with Shrimp and Pork in Chili Sauce For 4 people
Banana flower 200 gr (pre-shredded) Fresh shrimp 100 gr Pork belly 100 gr Roasted peanuts 20 gr Basil a little Carrot 1/2 piece Lemon 2 fruits Chili 2 fruits Garlic 2 cloves Vinegar 1 tablespoon Fish sauce 2 tablespoons Chili sauce 1 tablespoon Lemon juice 3 tablespoons Common spices a little (Sugar/ salt/ monosodium glutamate)
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How to Make Banana Flower Salad with Shrimp and Pork in Chili Sauce
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Prepare the banana flower
To prevent the pre-shredded banana flower from turning dark and to make it crispier, after purchasing, soak it in water with the juice of 1 lemon and add a little ice water.
Soak the banana flower for about 10 – 15 minutes, then remove it to drain.
Tip: If you can buy fresh banana flower buds that have just emerged from the banana stalk, still in the sheath, then shredding it yourself will make the dish tastier!
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Prepare other ingredients
Buy pork belly and shrimp, then soak them in diluted salt water and wash them clean with water.
Tips to prepare pork without smell:
- Method 1: Rinse the meat with water, then soak it in rice wine for about 15 minutes, and rinse it again with water.
- Method 2: Soak the pork in diluted salt water for about 5 minutes, then rinse several times with clean water.
See details: Effective ways to remove the smell of pork (hog)
Place a pot on the stove, turn on medium heat, add 2 liters of water and bring to a boil, add the meat and shrimp into the pot, add 1 tablespoon of vinegar, smashed garlic, and 1/2 teaspoon of seasoning powder to boil.
After boiling for 5 – 7 minutes until the shrimp is just cooked, remove the shrimp first. Continue boiling the meat for another 10 minutes, then remove the meat into cold water.
Cut the meat into small bite-sized pieces, peel the shrimp, remove the head, and leave the tail for decoration.
Pick the old leaves off the basil, wash it clean, and drain. Peel the carrot and cut it into thin strips. Peel the garlic and smash it.
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Prepare the sauce and mix the salad
In a bowl, mix 2 tablespoons of fish sauce, 2 tablespoons of sugar, juice from 1 lime, 1 tablespoon of chili sauce, stir well and adjust the seasoning to your taste.
Add the sauce mixture to the banana flower, carrots, shrimp, and pork, then mix well.
Serve the salad on a plate, add basil, sprinkle roasted peanuts on top, and enjoy!
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Final Product
The finished banana flower salad with shrimp and meat is ready, a dish with extremely eye-catching colors, crunchy banana flower, delicious sweet shrimp and meat, plus a sweet and sour sauce that is very tasty.
It can be served with rice paper or shrimp chips. You should mix it and eat it right away because if left for too long, the banana flower will become soft and not tasty!
How to Choose Fresh and Delicious Banana Flower
- A good banana flower has a reddish-purple outer skin, bright and fresh, covered with a thin layer of white powder, and the outer petals are tightly wrapped to form a bud. Holding the banana flower, if it feels heavy and firm, it is fresh and tastier.
- To make the salad delicious and prevent the banana flower from turning dark, using the banana flower with seeds is the best choice; it has a long, slender shape and is predominantly light green.
- Additionally, you can buy pre-shredded banana flower; choose it if you see the strands are white, fresh, crunchy, and not wilted or darkened.
How to Choose Fresh and Delicious Pork Belly
- A good piece of pork belly has bright pink lean meat, dry white fat, and when pressed, it feels firm and elastic.
- You should choose meat with equal parts of lean and fat; more importantly, the lean, fat, and skin should be firmly attached and not separated.
- Do not buy if the meat is dull in color, soft and mushy, leaking liquid, or has a foul smell; this indicates the meat has been stored for too long and is not fresh.
How to choose fresh and delicious shrimp
- Good shrimp has a straight shape, transparent shell, and the head and legs are tightly attached to the body. In addition, fresh shrimp will have the characteristic fishy smell of seafood, not a rotten smell.
- Do not buy if you see shrimp that are soft and mushy, slimy, have a foul smell, and if the head and legs are loose and not tightly attached to the body, or if the head and legs have turned black, as this indicates that the shrimp have been stored for too long and are not fresh.
Above, TasteVN guides you on how to make 2 dishes banana flower salad (banana heart) with shrimp and meat that is very simple yet delicious for family meals, wishing you success!
*Source of the recipe and images shared from Facebook Thùy Huỳnh and the YouTube channel Bếp Nhà Kim Oanh.
