Chargrilled pork paddies with Vietnamese herbs recipe (bun cha)

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Created by Luke Nguyen

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Cuisine: Vietnamese
Serves 4–6

Ingredients

500g pork mince
1 egg, lightly beaten
500g pork belly, finely sliced
500g (1 lb 2 oz) rice vermicelli noodles, cooked
200g (7 oz) mung bean sprouts
1 bunch perilla, leaves plucked
1 bunch Asian basil, leaves plucked
1 bunch Vietnamese mint, leaves plucked
1 bunch mint, leaves plucked

Marinade
4 tbsp fish sauce
10 spring onions (scallions), thinly sliced
100g garlic chives, roughly chopped
4 tsp dark soy sauce
6 tbsp minced red Asian shallots
4 tbsp minced garlic
1 tsp freshly ground black pepper

Dipping sauce
2 tbsp fish sauce
2 tbsp vinegar
2 tbsp sugar
½ cup water
1 chilli, diced
2 garlic cloves, diced
1 tbsp lime juice

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Preparation

In a mixing bowl, combine the pork mince, egg and half of the marinade ingredients and mix well. In another mixing bowl, combine the remaining marinade ingredients with the sliced pork belly. Cover and marinate both meats in the fridge for 2 hours, or overnight for a better result.

Form the pork mixture into small balls with oiled hands, then slightly press down on each ball to form patties, about 5cm (2 inches) in diameter and 1cm (1/2 inch) thick.

Heat a charcoal grill or barbecue to medium-high and grill the patties for 4 minutes on each side. Grill the pork belly for 2 minutes on each side or until brown.

For the dipping sauce, add fish sauce, vinegar, sugar and water to a saucepan. Mix, then bring to the boil. Transfer to a dipping bowl and add chilli, garlic and lime juice.

Place the noodles, herbs and patties on three separate platters.

Transfer to 4-6 dipping bowls. Each guest should have their own dipping bowl, with all the ingredients in the middle of the table. Take a mixture of noodles, herbs and meat, and dip into the warm fish sauce with each mouthful.

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Comments (3)

12 Mar 2011 03:28 AEST

Lisa

I'm confused, this episode shows the marinade ingredients as salt, sugar, asian red shallots, spring onions & honey. How come the ingredients listed on the website are different? I'd like to know the quantities for the marinade shown in the episode as the honey is mentioned for it's caramelising qualities. I've cooked the Chargrilled Sapa chicken & that marinade with the honey in it is delicious!

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01 Feb 2011 04:46 AEST

sharon

we've tried this in hanoi and i can tell you that this is the best dish ever.

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24 Dec 2010 11:55 AEST

Lan

When I was watching this episode last night. My mouth was watering and wanting to go back home. This is a fresh, light and healthy dish. Great for lunch in summer. In Hanoi, they serve with fresh - fried crad meat spring rolls as well. The key is this dish is the "dipping sauce" ( serve the sauce warm) !Yummmmmy.

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