Name: Bún chả
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Vietnames
Ingredients: 1 lb. ground pork; 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 1/4 cup chopped shallot; 4 Tbsp minced lemongrass; 2 Tbsp honey; 1 Tbsp fish sauce; 1 tsp salt; 1/4 tsp pepper; 2 Tbsp cooking oil; 1/4 cup lime juice (about 2 limes); 3/4 cup water; 3 Tbsp fish sauce; 1 Thai red chili pepper; 1 clove garlic, minced; 2 Tbsp sugar; 1 carrot, thinly sliced; 8 oz. rice vermicelli noodles; 1 head butter lettuce; 1 handful fresh mint; 1 carrot, sliced; 1/2 cucumber, sliced

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Bún chả

Yield4

Prep30 min

Cook15 min

Total105 min

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1
Mix the ground pork, garlic, shallot, lemongrass, honey, 1 Tbsp fish sauce, salt, and pepper. Shape into small flat patties and let them rest in the fridge 20 minutes.
2
Make the dipping sauce: stir the lime juice, water, 3 Tbsp fish sauce, sliced chili, minced garlic, and sugar until the sugar dissolves. Add the thinly sliced carrot.
3
Cook the vermicelli according to the package, rinse with cold water, and drain well.
4
Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high (or grill them). Cook the patties 3 to 4 minutes per side, until charred and cooked through to 160°F.
5
Drop the hot patties into the dipping sauce.
6
Serve each person a bowl of the sauce with patties, plus noodles, lettuce, mint, sliced carrot, and cucumber on the side to dip and wrap.

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