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Vietnamese bún chả

Grilled pork, rice noodles, pickled vegetables and fresh herbs, served with a sweet-and-sour fish sauce. Serves 4; times are approximate.

This Hanoi-style version combines pork patties and pork belly with rice noodles, pickled vegetables and a dipping sauce. Serve the components separately so everyone can combine them as they like.

Total time200 min
DifficultyIntermediate
servings4
Vietnamese bún chả
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Method

  1. 01

    Pickle the vegetables

    Mix the carrots, green papaya and turnip with 1 teaspoon of salt. Leave them for 15 minutes, then rinse and drain. Dissolve the caster sugar in the rice vinegar, add the vegetables and leave them to pickle for 2 hours.

    Ready to continue when: The vegetables are covered with the vinegar-and-sugar mixture and have rested for 2 hours.

    15 min
  2. 02

    Cook the noodles

    Cook the rice noodles in water according to the package instructions. Drain and rinse them under cold running water.

    Ready to continue when: The noodles are tender as directed on the package and well drained.

  3. 03

    Make the sauce

    Mix the water, fish sauce, rice vinegar, 3 tablespoons of caster sugar, the 2 reserved garlic cloves and the chili. Stir until the sugar dissolves. Add some of the pickled vegetables if desired.

    Ready to continue when: The sugar has dissolved and the sauce is thoroughly mixed.

    5 min
  4. 04

    Marinate the pork

    Mix the ground pork shoulder and pork belly with the onion, 4 garlic cloves, brown sugar, 3 tablespoons of fish sauce, pepper, ¼ teaspoon of salt and 1 tablespoon of oil. Refrigerate for 1 hour.

    Ready to continue when: The meat is evenly mixed and has rested in the refrigerator for 1 hour.

    10 min
  5. 05

    Shape and cook the pork

    Shape the marinated pork shoulder into small, flat patties. Heat the remaining oil in a pan and cook the patties and pork belly slices in batches, turning them so they brown on both sides.

    Ready to continue when: The patties and pork belly are browned on both sides and thoroughly cooked.

    20 min
  6. 06

    Serve

    Arrange the noodles, pork, pickled vegetables, cilantro, Thai basil, perilla and lettuce separately. Serve the sauce on the side for dipping.

    Ready to continue when: All components are arranged and the sauce is served separately.

    5 min

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