Miang Kham | Thai Betal Leaf Wraps
Miang Kham (One-Bite) is a traditional Thai snack bursting with flavor and cultural heritage.
Equipment
- Weighing scales
- Chopping board
- Chefs knife
- Peeler
- Mixing bowl
- Medium saucepan
- Frying pan
- Serving plate
Ingredients
- 200 g Coconut sugar
- 100 ml Water - filtered
- 20 g Soy sauce
- 30 g Shallot
- 15 g Lemongrass
- 15 g Galangal
- 5 g Coconut desiccated
To Serve
- 50 g Shallots (diced)
- 30 g Ginger root (diced)
- 20 g Limes (diced - Thai limes)
- 10 g Chili (fine dine)
- 25 g Betel leaves
- 10 g Coconut desiccated (toasted)
- 50 g Peanuts (toasted)
- 80 g Mushrooms (dice and roast)
- 15 ml Rice Bran Oil (To roast mushrooms)
Method
To make the sauce
- Assemble all ingredients.
- Wrap the soybean paste in banana leaf and grill until fragrant. If you do not have banana leaf you can use aluminum foil and bake for 5-10 minutes until fragrant.
- Cut the lemongrass, galangal, and shallots into small pieces and toasted until fragrant.
- Pound the lemongrass, galangal, and shallot until it is finely broken, and then add soybean paste and pound until all ingredients are mixed very well.
- In a pot or saucepan on low heat, melt the sugar and add the pounded paste.
- When the sugar is half melted, add water and simmer for 10 minutes on low heat.
- Add the roasted coconut flakes and soy sauce.
- Simmer for 5-10 minutes or until the sauce gets thicker but be careful to not cook it too long otherwise the sauce will get very sticky.
- When the sauce is ready turned off the heat and set aside.
To Serve Miang Kham
- Roast the mushrooms in the saucepan until golden brown - cool.
- Wash and dry Betel Leaves.
- Sliced the fresh chili into small pieces.
- Place diced ginger, shallot, Lime, and mushroom onto the serving plate.
- Place roasted coconut flakes, fresh chili and roasted peanut in the same plate as above.
- Pour the sauce into a small serving bowl.
- Place the betel leaves onto the serving plate.
- To eat Miang Kham, wrap all the prep ingredients in Betel leaf and pour the sauce over and eat all in one bite.
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 75gCalories: 335kcalCarbohydrates: 56gProtein: 6gFat: 13gSodium: 428mgPotassium: 366mgFiber: 4gSugar: 35gVitamin A: 745IUVitamin B1: 0.1mgVitamin B2: 0.1mgVitamin B3: 3mgVitamin B5: 1mgVitamin B6: 0.2mgVitamin B12: 0.01µgVitamin C: 4mgVitamin D: 0.04µgVitamin E: 2mgVitamin K: 4µgCalcium: 52mgCopper: 0.4mgFolate: 46µgIron: 3mgManganese: 1mgMagnesium: 73mgPhosphorus: 109mgSelenium: 4µgZinc: 1mg
