Lau Thai

Name: Lau Thai
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Ingredients: 2 litres chicken or pork stock; 4 stalks lemongrass, galangal and kaffir lime leaves; 2 tbsp tom yum or chilli paste; 2 tomatoes and pineapple chunks; Prawns, squid and fish balls; Thinly sliced beef; Mushrooms, morning glory and cabbage; Rice vermicelli

Lẩu Thái/loh TIE/

Also known as: Lau Thai Hai San, Vietnamese Thai-Style Hot Pot, Vietnamese Tom Yum Hot Pot

About this dish

A hot pot with a spicy, sour lemongrass and tom yum-style broth, cooked at the table with seafood, beef, vegetables and noodles.

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Ingredients

🍲2 litres chicken or pork stock

🌿4 stalks lemongrass, galangal and kaffir lime leaves

🌶️2 tbsp tom yum or chilli paste

🍅2 tomatoes and pineapple chunks

🦐Prawns, squid and fish balls

🥩Thinly sliced beef

🍄Mushrooms, morning glory and cabbage

🍜Rice vermicelli

Method

Serves 2

Simmer the stock with the lemongrass, galangal, lime leaves, tomato and pineapple for 20 minutes.

Stir in the chilli paste and season with fish sauce, lime and sugar.

Bring the pot to the table on a burner and keep it simmering.

Diners cook the seafood, beef, mushrooms and vegetables in the broth.

Eat with vermicelli noodles in bowls of the broth.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Lẩu Thái is a Vietnamese take on Thai flavours and one of the most popular hot pots for group meals in Vietnam.

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