Goodfood Travels: Vietnam's Lemongrass Pork Bun Cha
with Nuoc Cham Dipping Sauce
1000 cals
30 mins
Description
Goodfood goes global! We’re travelling the world in search of culinary inspiration, and bringing you our best finds. Next stop: Vietnam, where bun cha brings you a heaping plate of rice noodles and fragrant pork patties, served with lime-and-mint nuoc cham sauce for drizzling.
Contains:
Anchovies • Sulphites
Ingredients
for 2 servings
(Double for 4 portions)
250g Canadian-raised lean ground pork
14g Mint
1 Lime
200g Nantes carrots
3 Garlic cloves
1 Cucumber
15g Minced lemongrass
225g Rice vermicelli
15ml Fish sauce
60ml Sweet chili sauce
Nutrition
Total fat | 38g |
Saturated Fat | 8g |
Sodium | 1470mg |
Total carbs | 130g |
Sugar | 25g |
Protein | 34g |
Fibres | 6g |
Recipe Instructions
Step 1: Boil the vermicelli
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
- Add the vermicelli; stir gently to separate.
- Boil, 4 to 6 min., until al dente.
- Drain and rinse under cold water. Toss with a drizzle of oil to prevent sticking.
Step 2: Mise en place
- Meanwhile, pick the mint leaves off the stems; finely chop ⅔ of the leaves.
- Thinly slice the carrots and cucumber crosswise.
- Mince the garlic.
- Juice the lime.
Step 3: Prepare the patties
- In a large pan, heat a drizzle of oil on medium.
- Add the lemongrass and garlic. Sauté, 1 to 2 min., until fragrant.
- Transfer to a medium bowl and add the pork, ½ the fish sauce, ½ the chili sauce and S&P.
- Form into 8 meatballs (double for 4 portions), then flatten to form patties.
- Reserve the pan.
- Ground beef: same instruction as above.
- Impossible™ Beef: Crumble the patties. Same instruction as above.
Step 4: Make the nuoc cham sauce
- In a small bowl, combine the lime juice, chopped mint, remaining fish sauce and chili sauce, 2 tbsp oil (double for 4 portions) and S&P.
Step 5: Cook the patties
- In the reserved pan, heat a drizzle of oil on medium-high.
- Add the patties* and cook, partially covered, turning occasionally, 8 to 10 min., until browned and cooked through.
- Ground beef: same instruction as above.
- Impossible™ Beef: 3 to 5 min. per side.
Step 6: Plate your dish
- Divide the vermicelli between your bowls.
- Top with the patties, cucumber and carrots.
- Drizzle with the nuoc cham sauce.
- Garnish with the remaining mint. Bon appétit!