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Ant eggs with fresh betel leaves

Red ant eggs are a rare delicacy found deep in the Vietnamese jungle, served in bitter betel leaves.

  • serves

    2-4

  • prep

    15 minutes

  • difficulty

    Easy

serves

2-4

people

preparation

15

minutes

difficulty

Easy

level

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Ingredients

  • 3 tbsp red ant eggs, plus extra for serving 
  • 2 spring onions, finely sliced
  • 3 red Asian shallots, finely sliced
  • 2 lemongrass stalks, white part only, finely sliced
  • 1 small handful perilla leaves, sliced
  • 10 mint leaves, sliced
  • 10 Vietnamese mint leaves, sliced
  • 3 saw-tooth coriander leaves, sliced
  • ½ tsp fish sauce
  • pinch chilli flakes
  • 1 tsp toasted rice powder 
  • juice of 1 lime
  • 12 betel leaves
Serves 2-4 as an appetiser

Instructions

1. Place all the ingredients except the betel leaves and toss together well. Divide the salad between the betel leaves, then top with the extra ant eggs and serve immediately. 

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Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.

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Published 9 January 2024 1:57pm
By Luke Nguyen
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