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Bún thịt nướng: photo of the dish
Illustrative photo: Lưu Ly — Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Marinade

Nuoc-mâm pha

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

On the side

Instructions

  1. 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.
  2. Soak the vermicelli in hot water for 5 minutes, drain and rinse with cold water.
  3. Grill the pork in a very hot pan or on a grill, 2 to 3 minutes per side, until golden and cooked through.
  4. Meanwhile, cut the cucumber and carrot into fine matchsticks, and wash the lettuce and mint.
  5. Make the nuoc-mâm pha: dissolve the sugar in lukewarm water, then add the fish sauce, lime juice and sliced chilli.
  6. 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.

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Original Ecomely recipe.