Thai Paan Bites – Miang Kham
Thai Paan Bites (Miang Kham) is a popular street food in Thailand. This sweet, salty, and spicy appetizer is an explosion of flavors wrapped in a betel leaf! With toasted coconut, lime, ginger, peanuts, Thai chili, shallots, crispy tofu, and a sweet sauce, there’s nothing quite as bright and colorful as this vegetarian Miang Kham! WATCH HOW TO MAKE THAI PAAN BITES – MIANG KHAM: To make the sauce, we’ll add water to a pan along with lemongrass and grated ginger. Then in goes our brown sugar along with peanuts for texture, toasted coconut for that subtle sweetness, shallots, spices, and tamarind pulp. Let this come to a boil and once it starts to reduce finish with lime zest for that bright flavor. Once thickened remove the lemon grass and the sauce is ready! To assemble our platter, add your paan leaves and all our toppings. There’s crispy tofu, crushed peanuts, Thai chilies, shallots, toasted coconut, cubed lemon, and ginger. Make sure everything is very finely chopped and this is ready to serve as a …