Vietnam

Cha Lua

Name: Cha Lua
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 1 roll
Cuisine: Vietnam
Ingredients: 500 g Lean pork; 2 tbsp Fish sauce; 1 tsp Baking powder; 4 tbsp Ice water; several Banana leaves; some of each Sugar & white pepper

Vietnamese steamed pork sausage

Cha lua is a smooth Vietnamese steamed sausage of finely pureed pork, traditionally wrapped in banana leaves.

It is sliced thinly and belongs to banh mi, rice dishes and festive tables.

Servings1 roll

Time60 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Lean pork500 g
Fish sauce2 tbsp
Baking powder1 tsp
Ice water4 tbsp
Banana leavesseveral
Sugar & white peppersome of each

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Puree the ice-cold pork finely with fish sauce and baking powder.
Beat with ice water into a smooth paste.
Wrap tightly into a roll in banana leaves.
Steam for about 45 minutes.
Let cool and slice.

Make it original

Fish sauce and banana leaves are in the Asia Boutique.

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