Friday, September 20, 2019

Bun Cha (Vietnamese Meatballs!)


Recipe video above. Everything you know and love about Vietnamese food - fresh, healthy and full of flavour! Bun Cha in Vietnam is served slightly differently (read in post), but here I've made noodle bowls which are more familiar to those outside of Vietnam. See Notes for what this tastes like!

Ingredients
∙ Serves 2
Meat
1 Birds eye chilli
250 g Pork mince
Produce
1 Big handful Beansprouts
1 Carrot and white radish
1 Chilli, red
1 Handful Coriander/cilantro, sprigs
4 clove Garlic
1/3 cup Green onions / scallions
3 Lettuce, leaves
Condiments
4 tbsp Fish sauce
2 tsp Lemongrass paste, fresh
2 tbsp Lime juice
Pasta & grains
100 g Vermicelli noodles, dried
Baking & spices
1 Pinch White pepper and salt
11 tsp White sugar
Oils & vinegars
1 1/2 tbsp Oil
2 tbsp Rice wine vinegar
Liquids
1/3 cup Water