Vietnamese Steak Tartare

This is loosely based on a traditional Vietnamese dish where you wrap marinated lemongrass beef on a betel leaf, skewer it and grill it. It’s called bo la lot. The classic pairing of beef and lemongrass is a real expression of the Vietnamese flavour profile. Using classic Viet herbs completes the dish by adding freshness. The dressing is almost Thai, in the way that it’s about two levels up in flavour punch than your average Vietnamese dish. Serving this dish with raw betel leaves ti