Bun cha

Recipes / Meat

Marion Grasby shows how to make a Vietnamese pork & noodle dish thats perfect to share.

Recipe «Bun cha» presented in category Recipes / Meat, to prepare this dish you will need no more 15 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author sheff would need: 1 tbsp vegetable oil, 200g rice vermicelli noodles, 1 bunch fresh mint, 1 bunch fresh coriander, 1/2 cup fresh bean sprouts , 55g caster sugar, 60ml fish sauce, 60ml water , 2 tbsp white vinegar, 1 long fresh red chilli, 2 garlic cloves, 2 tbsp lime juice, 500g pork mince, 1 garlic clove, 1 egg, lightly whisked, 1/4 cup green shallots, finely chopped.

Ingredients:

  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil 
  • 200g rice vermicelli noodles 
  • 1 bunch fresh mint 
  • 1 bunch fresh coriander 
  • 1/2 cup fresh bean sprouts 
  • 55g caster sugar 
  • 60ml fish sauce 
  • 60ml water 
  • 2 tbsp white vinegar 
  • 1 long fresh red chilli 
  • 2 garlic cloves 
  • 2 tbsp lime juice 
  • 500g pork mince 
  • 1 garlic clove 
  • 1 egg, lightly whisked 
  • 1/4 cup green shallots, finely chopped 
  • 1/4 cup fresh mint leaves, finely chopped 
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce 
  • 1/2 tsp ground black pepper 

Instructions

  1. For the dressing, place the sugar, fish sauce, water and vinegar in a small saucepan over high heat. Simmer for 2 minutes or until sugar dissolves.
  2. De-seed and finely chop chilli. Add to the saucepan with the garlic and lime juice. Stir to combine. Transfer mixture into 4 small individual sauce bowls.
  3. For the patties, combine pork, garlic, egg, shallot, chopped mint, fish sauce and pepper in a bowl. Roll into 16 small balls. Gently pat to flatten into patties.
  4. Heat the oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Cook the patties in 2 batches for 3 minutes on each side or until golden and cooked through.
  5. Meanwhile, place vermicelli in a heatproof bowl. Cover with boiling water and stand for 2 minutes or until tender. Drain well.
  6. Arrange the noodles, mint leaves, coriander, bean sprouts and patties on a serving platter. Divide the dressing among 4 individual serving bowls.