Bun Cha (Grilled Pork with Noodles)

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground pork, formed into small patties
• 1/2 lb pork belly, sliced thin
• 3 tbsp fish sauce, divided
• 2 tbsp sugar, divided
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 shallots, minced
• 1/4 cup lime juice
• 1 cup water
• 1 carrot, julienned and pickled
• 1 lb dried rice vermicelli, cooked
• Lettuce, mint, and cilantro, for serving

Instructions

1. 1Marinate the pork patties and pork belly slices separately with fish sauce, sugar, garlic, and shallots for 20 minutes.
2. 2Whisk together fish sauce, sugar, lime juice, and water to make the nuoc cham dipping sauce, then add pickled carrot.
3. 3Grill the pork patties and pork belly over hot charcoal or a grill pan until charred and cooked through.
4. 4Add the hot grilled pork directly into the bowl of nuoc cham sauce to soak.
5. 5Arrange cooked vermicelli noodles, lettuce, mint, and cilantro on a platter.
6. 6Serve the meat and dipping sauce alongside the noodles and herbs for diners to combine as they eat.

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