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Bun Cha – Vietnamese Meatballs

Name: Bun Cha – Vietnamese Meatballs
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 250 – 300 g pork mince; 1 tbsp fish sauce; 2 tsp white sugar; 1/3 cup finely chopped green onions / scallions; 1 clove garlic; Pinch of white pepper and salt; 2 tsp lemongrass paste or fresh finely chopped; 1 1/2 tbsp oil; 3 tbsp white sugar; 3 tbsp fish sauce; 2 tbsp rice wine vinegar; 2 tbsp lime juice; 1/3 cup water; 1 birds eye chilli; 3 clove garlic; 3.5 oz vermicelli noodles; Big handful beansprouts; Few lettuce leaves; Julienned carrot and white radish; Handful of coriander/cilantro sprigs; Sliced red chilli

Serves 2 · 30 min total

Bun Cha – Vietnamese Meatballs includes pork mince, fish sauce, white sugar. Total time: 30 minutes. Serves 2.

Ingredients

Meatballs8

250 - 300g pork mince, ground pork, Note 1

1 tbsp fish sauce, Note 2

2 tsp white sugar

⅓ cup finely chopped green onions / scallions

1 clove garlic, minced

Pinch of white pepper and salt

2 tsp lemongrass paste or fresh finely chopped, Note 4, optional

1½ tbsp oil, for cooking

Nuoc Cham (Vietnamese Dressing / Sauce – Note 2)7

3 tbsp white sugar

3 tbsp fish sauce, Note 2

2 tbsp rice wine vinegar

2 tbsp lime juice

⅓ cup water

1 birds eye chilli, Note 3, seeded and finely chopped

3 cloves garlic, finely chopped

Serving (Note 4)6

3½ oz vermicelli noodles, dried

Big handful beansprouts

Few lettuce leaves, folded or shredded

Julienned carrot and white radish, optional quick pickle, daikon, Note 5

Handful of coriander/cilantro sprigs, mint

Sliced red chilli, optional, lime wedges

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