Recipe courtesy of Luke Nguyen
Pippies Wok Tossed With Chile and Asian Basil: Nhieu Xao Rau Que
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 4 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 4 servings
- Calories
- 71
- Total Fat
- 4
- Saturated Fat
- 0
- Carbohydrates
- 9
- Dietary Fiber
- 1
- Sugar
- 5
- Protein
- 1
- Cholesterol
- 0
- Sodium
- 364
- Total: 30 min
- Prep: 20 min
- Cook: 10 min
Ingredients
1 lemongrass stalk, bruised and sliced into 5 cm lengths
17 1/2 ounces/ 500 g pippies (cockles)
1 tablespoon sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons oyster sauce
1/2 tablespoon fish sauce
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
3 cloves garlic, finely diced (1 tablespoon)
1 tablespoon finely diced red shallots
1/2 tablespoon potato starch, mixed with 1 tablespoon water
2 long chiles, finely sliced
1/2 teaspoon pepper
2 handfuls Asian basil leaves
Directions
- In a saucepan bring 1 cup water to the boil, add lemongrass and pippies. Cover and cook until pippies open slightly, about 4 minutes.
- In a bowl, add sugar, oyster sauce, and fish sauce. Mix until sugar dissolves and set aside.
- Now strain the pippies, reserving its broth.
- Heat a wok to high heat, add oil, garlic, red shallots, followed by the pippies then wok toss for 1 minute.
- Add the sauce and 3 tablespoons pippie broth, toss for a further minute then add the dissolved potato starch.
- Now add chile, pepper and lastly the Asian basil then toss through.
- Eat with beer.