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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
50 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
The following article by TasteVN will suggest to you the delicious and extremely simple grilled meat skewers with mac mat leaves using an air fryer. Let’s get into the kitchen and make this grilled dish right away!
Ingredients for Grilled Meat Skewers with Mac Mat Leaves using an Air Fryer Serves 4
Pork belly 1 kg Mac mat leaves 100 gr (mắc mật) Lemongrass 3 stalks Garlic 1 bulb Shallots 2 bulbs Five spice powder 1 packet (5gr) Chili sauce 1 tablespoon Chili powder 1 tablespoon Tamarind juice 2 tablespoons Fish sauce 3 tablespoons Honey a little Oyster sauce 2 tablespoons Cooking oil 1 tablespoon Brown sugar 3 tablespoons
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose delicious fresh pork belly
- When buying, you should choose pork belly with a balanced amount of meat and fat; avoid pork that has too much fat as it will be greasy when eaten.
- Delicious pork belly will have opaque white fat, pinkish-red meat, a dry outer membrane, and when touched, it should not stick to your hand.
- Pushing your finger into the meat should still allow you to feel its elasticity and firmness.
- Do not buy pieces of pork belly with too thin a layer of fat as they may come from pigs raised with lean meat enhancers.
- Avoid buying pieces of meat that are mushy; when touched, they lose their elasticity and firmness. The meat may have strange blood spots.
What is mac mat leaf? Where to buy mac mat leaf?
- Mac mat leaf, also known as mắc mật leaf, mountain rose leaf, monkey root leaf, and pine leaf, is mainly grown in the northern mountainous regions of our country.
- Mac mat leaf is often used as a seasoning in dishes such as roasted duck, roasted pork, fried chicken,…
- Currently, this type of leaf is being sold on the market in two forms: fresh mac mat leaf and dried mac mat leaf.
- You can buy mac mat leaf at traditional medicine shops, markets, or order from reputable large e-commerce websites.
Required tools
Air fryer, skewers, knife, spoon, bowl, multifunctional blender,…
How to prepare Grilled pork skewers with honeycomb leaves using an air fryer
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Prepare the ingredients
Buy pork belly, wash it thoroughly, and cut it into bite-sized pieces.
Honeycomb leaves, wash them clean and let them drain. Peel garlic, shallots, and lemongrass, then crush and chop them finely.
How to clean pork belly without odor:
- Method 1: Boil a pot of water, add a teaspoon of salt. When the water boils, add the pork and blanch until it firms up, then remove it.
- Method 2: To effectively eliminate the smell, soak the pork belly in rice water for 15 minutes, then rinse it clean.
- Method 3: To ensure the pork is both clean and odor-free, use crushed ginger to rub on the pork belly for 5 minutes, then rinse it thoroughly with water.
See details: Effective ways to eliminate the smell of pork
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Marinate the pork
Add the chopped red onion, lemongrass, 1/2 of the minced garlic into a food processor, then add 2 tablespoons of sugar, 2 tablespoons of oyster sauce, 1 tablespoon of fish sauce, 1 packet of five spices, and 1/2 tablespoon of chili powder, then blend until smooth.
Put the meat in a large bowl and add the sauce, mix well, cover with plastic wrap and place the meat in the refrigerator refrigerator to marinate for 3 – 4 hours for the spices to absorb.
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Grill the meat
After marinating, take the meat out and prepare to skewer it, alternating the meat with honey leaves (1 piece of meat followed by 2 leaves).
Then place the skewered meat into the air fryer and grill at 180 degrees for about 10 minutes.
After that, take it out to face the meat, brush a little honey on top, and continue grilling at 180 degrees for another 5 minutes to finish.
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Making tamarind sauce for dipping
Puree tamarind should be placed in a bowl, add 1/2 cup of garlic water and stir well.
Add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil to the pan, place it on the stove over medium heat, when the oil is hot, sauté the remaining garlic.
When the garlic is golden and fragrant, add the tamarind puree to the pan, add 2 tablespoons of fish sauce, 1 tablespoon of brown sugar, 1 tablespoon of hot sauce, and 1/2 tablespoon of chili powder, simmer on low heat until the sauce thickens.
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Final product
Thus, the dish of grilled pork skewers with Mac Mat leaves using an air fryer is complete, an extremely eye-catching and attractive dish.
The pork belly is tender and fragrant, absorbing the spices without being dry, with the aroma of Mac Mat leaves, dipped in the sweet and sour tamarind sauce, ensuring that this dish is loved by everyone from children to adults!
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Above is a detailed guide on how to make grilled meat skewers with mac mat leaves using an air fryer that is delicious, attractive, and simple. Wish you success!
