
Pasta & rice
Bún thịt nướng
A bowl of fresh rice vermicelli served with grilled marinated pork, herbs and crunchy vegetables, all drizzled with sweet fish sauce. It is a very popular southern Vietnamese dish, eaten warm or at room temperature.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Marinade
Nuoc-mâm pha
Spices & seasoning
Optional extras
On the side
Instructions
- Mix the marinade in a bowl: fish sauce, sugar, crushed garlic and shallot, oil, pepper. Coat the pork slices and let marinate for 30 minutes.
- Soak the vermicelli in hot water for 5 minutes, drain and rinse with cold water.
- Grill the pork in a very hot pan or on a grill, 2 to 3 minutes per side, until golden and cooked through.
- Meanwhile, cut the cucumber and carrot into fine matchsticks, and wash the lettuce and mint.
- Make the nuoc-mâm pha: dissolve the sugar in lukewarm water, then add the fish sauce, lime juice and sliced chilli.
- Arrange the vermicelli in a bowl, add the grilled pork, vegetables and herbs, drizzle with nuoc-mâm pha and sprinkle with peanuts.
Variations and tips
With tofu. Replace the pork with firm tofu marinated the same way, and use a mushroom-based vegetarian sauce instead of fish sauce.
More ideas
Original Ecomely recipe.

Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam