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[madbaker]

This week's Resolution Recipe: Bun Thit Nuong (aka Vietnamese Grilled Pork and Rice Noodles).

1.5 lbs pork, sliced
1 package thin rice noodles

Marinade:
3 Tbsp shallots, minced
4.5 Tbsp garlic, minced (Ha! I used... more.)
1/4 cup sugar (I used maybe half that)
1 Tbsp fish sauce
1.5 tsp soy sauce
1.5 tsp pepper
3 Tbsp rapeseed oil

Veg and garnish:
mint
cucumbers, sliced
carrot/daikon pickle
crushed peanuts

Slice the uncooked pork thinly, about 1/8". Mince the garlic and shallots. Mix them in a bowl with sugar, fish sauce, soy sauce, pepper, and oil until the sugar dissolves. Marinate the meat for at least one hour or overnight.

Bake the pork at 375 for 10-15 minutes, until about 80% cooked; finish by broiling in the oven until golden brown, flipping the pieces halfway through.

Assemble bowls with noodles, pork, veg, and garnish. You can mix the whole bowl up and pour nuoc cham on top, but I like to make individual bites and sauce it slowly.

What worked: This was very good. It was pretty easy to prepare once I (sigh) actually read the recipe and realized that I had to marinate the pork ahead of time, rather than just making it that evening.

What didn't: Our bowls were too small, so it was hard to mix the things together. I ended up eating a lot of cucumbers just to make room to pull out the noodles.

Will I make it again? We both liked it, so probably.

Comments

[allison-is.livejournal.com]

So I went back and I read this and I don't think it's that white - I would have definitely skipped the soy sauce if you didn't have thick soy sauce, as all that does is add a lot of color/char.

I'm glad you liked it - we still need to get some Viet food together.