Banh uot thit nuong: lemongrass beef with sesame seeds - Aliette de Bodard

Ingredients

• 1 pound beef (sirloin or a similarly tender part of the beast)
• 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
• 1 tablespoon fish sauce
• 2 stalks lemon grass
• 2 shallots, or the white part of 3 scallions
• 2-3 garlic cloves
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon sesame seed
• Salad
• Mint and coriander (I suspect rau răm or red perilla would go better with this than European mint, actually)
• Round rice papers (bánh trắng), 18cm
• Nước lèo