Preparation
20 minutes
Processing
30 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Beef tripe salad (gỏi) is a mixed salad commonly made as a favorite appetizer for gatherings, featuring a rich and enticing flavor with the chewy and crispy texture of beef tripe. Today, let’s show off our skills in the kitchen by making this mixed salad for your family to enjoy.
Ingredients for Beef Tripe Salad (gỏi) Serves 4
Beef tripe 700 gr Carrot 1 piece Cucumber 1 piece Green mango 1 piece Green banana 1 piece Onion 1 piece Red onion 2 pieces Garlic 3 cloves Thai basil 3 sprigs Chili pepper 1 piece Roasted crushed peanuts 50 gr Vinegar 8 tablespoons Lemon juice 1 tablespoon Cooking oil 4 tablespoons Fish sauce 1 tablespoon Sugar/salt a little
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose clean, delicious beef tripe
- Preferably choose soft, thick pieces of beef tripe, as they will be tender and tasty when cooked.
- You should buy beef tripe early in the morning, right after the cattle are slaughtered to ensure freshness.
- Choose pieces of beef tripe weighing about 800gr – 1kg, as these are the good tripe taken from large, healthy cattle.
How to choose fresh and delicious carrots
- You should choose those with a shiny skin, dark orange color, and a surface that is not bruised or has unusual black spots.
- Fresh carrots usually have a fresh green top that is firmly attached to the body of the carrot.
- You should prioritize choosing carrots with a balanced body, not too big or too small; in particular, you should avoid choosing overly large carrots with a wrinkled skin because they are often too old and may contain a lot of fiber and less nutrition.
How to choose fresh and delicious cucumbers
- You should choose cucumbers with a bright, shiny skin that has a fresh green color.
- Choose those with a long, straight body, not bent or with any bruises.
- Furthermore, you can check freshness by holding them; you should choose cucumbers that feel firm in your hand and avoid those that are too soft as they may be wilted and not tasty.
How to choose fresh and delicious green mangoes
- You should choose mangoes with a green skin that are not bruised or too scratched.
- Moreover, you should select mangoes that feel heavy in your hand, as they are fresher and will taste better when eaten.
- For this dish, you should choose mangoes with low acidity such as keo mango, Thai mango, or cat mango,… which will make the dish tastier.
Where can fried onions be purchased?
- You can find fried onions at traditional markets, grocery stores, or supermarkets.
- In addition, to ensure taste and hygiene, you can also make them at home following the detailed instructions from TasteVN.
How to prepare Beef Offal Salad (Nộm)
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Prepare the vegetables
Peel the onion and remove the roots, wash it thoroughly with water and cut it into 4 pieces.
Peel 1 purple onion, wash it clean and slice it thinly. After slicing, to eliminate the strong smell of the purple onion, place it in a small bowl, add 1 tablespoon of vinegar, 1 tablespoon of sugar, and 100ml of cold water, and soak for about 15 minutes. When the purple onion becomes soft and translucent, remove it to drain.
Slice the remaining purple onion thinly to use for frying. Peel the garlic, wash it clean, crush it with a knife, and mince it finely.
Wash the mint leaves and chop them finely. Wash the chili and slice it diagonally.
Peel the green banana, soak it in water with 4 tablespoons of vinegar. Use a peeler to slice the banana into thin pieces.
Next, use a specialized peeler to shred the carrot, mango, and the outer skin of the cucumber into small, thin, and even strips, and soak them in the bowl of water that we used to soak the banana. Soak them for about 5 minutes and then remove to drain.
To make fried onions, place a pan on the stove, add about 4 tablespoons of cooking oil, wait for the oil to heat up, then add 1 sliced purple onion and all the minced garlic, adjust to medium heat, and stir constantly to cook the onion and garlic evenly without burning. Once the onion turns brown and fragrant, turn off the heat and remove the onion to a bowl.
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Prepare beef tripe
Wash the beef tripe thoroughly. Then, place a pot on the stove, add about 2 liters of water, put the beef tripe in, add 1 onion, season with 2 teaspoons of salt, 3 tablespoons of vinegar, and boil for 30 minutes.
After 30 minutes, turn off the heat, and immediately transfer the beef tripe to a bowl of cold water.
Once the beef tripe has cooled, use a sharp knife to cut it into thin diagonal slices.
Reuse the pan and the oil that was used to sauté the onion, add the beef tripe and mix well so that the onion oil absorbs into the beef tripe.
See details: How to prepare crispy white beef tripe -
Mix the fish sauce
To prepare the dipping sauce, add 1 tablespoon of sugar, 1 tablespoon of fish sauce, and 1 tablespoon of lime juice into a bowl. Stir well to ensure all the ingredients are completely dissolved together.
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Toss the salad
Put all the vegetables into a large bowl, drizzle 2/3 of the fish sauce over the top to mix the salad and stir well.
Next, add the remaining 1/3 of the fish sauce and the soaked shallots into the beef, add a bit of fried shallots and garlic, and stir well to let the beef absorb the seasoning.
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Completion
You drain the water from the vegetables, add beef tripe, 1/2 chopped mint, and 1/2 sliced chili, mix thoroughly, and season to taste for your family’s preference.
Present the salad (nộm) on a plate, sprinkle the surface with mint leaves, chili, fried garlic and onion, and peanuts for an appealing look, and you can enjoy it.
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Final Product
The beef tripe salad (nộm) has been completed with meticulous preparation steps, but it is very worthwhile. The dish has an eye-catching color, a strong aroma, and is very appealing.
When enjoyed, the beef tripe retains its tenderness and fattiness combined with the crispy vegetables, creating a very unique taste. This dish is sure to satisfy every family member, even the pickiest eater.
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*Refer to the recipe and images from the YouTube channel Vành Khuyên Lê.
