Recipe

Bun Cha Vietnamese Grilled Pork Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Waterlily / All my dishes 1 year ago This is Vietnamese street food as presented to me by a dear friend Prep:10m Cook:8m Servings:4	Waterlily
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Ingredients

2 teaspoons blackstrap molasses

2 tablespoons fish sauce

1-2 large cloves garlic, crushed

1 shallot, finely chopped (substitute 1/2 small mild onion, if necessary)

2 teaspoons caster or turbinado sugar

1 pound boneless pork loin, chopped fine

1/2 pound total rice (cellophane) noodles, cooked per package directions

1-2 cups mung bean sprouts

A small handful of each: fresh cilantro, basil, mint, and chives

Torn lettuce leaves

Directions

Make a sauce by heating the light molasses with two-thirds of the fish sauce in a heavy saucepan, stirring frequently.

Transfer it to a bowl, cool a bit, and combine with the garlic, shallot, sugar, and the remaining fish sauce and salt.

Add the minced pork, mix thoroughly, then cover and leave to stand for 3 hours

Shape the minced pork into little patties, about 1 inch in diameter, place over a preheated grill and cook for 3-4 minutes on each side, until cooked through.

To serve, divide the noodles between 4 warmed bowls, add the pork, torn lettuce. Top with the sauce.

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Comments

deigirl 1 year ago said:
This receipe looks delicous and healthy! One question, do you have a prefered fish sauce that you like to use? There are so many diffrent selections and not having used it much I am not sure which one is the best. Thanks!

waterlily 1 year ago said:
What I do is go to the ONLY Asian market in my town (which is actually a combination whole foods market/Asian market), and look ignorant but enthusiastic, and ask very politely if the nice lady there could please show me the best...whatever I'm looking for. What I have on hand is Phu Quoc and it is REALLY GOOD STUFF! I use the same ploy to find really good soy sauce, too!

maggiehc 1 year ago said:
These sound great!

jimrug1 1 year ago said:
Hi Waterlilly, Great post, I just saw a show on the travel channel about fish sauce. (That bald guy that eats everything) I have been wanting to try cooking with it and this sounds like a perfect recipe to get my feet wet.

According to the show Phu Quoc is known for its fish sauce the world over. Thanks for a great post... Jim

auntybea 1 year ago said:
Oh my, waterlily! This sounds marvellous!! Will be a "must-try" on my grocery list for next week!

bluewaterandsand 1 year ago said:
I like this one. With all the spices, it has to be delicious!

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