Bun Cha

Ingredients

• • 1 lb ground pork
• • 1 lb pork belly, thinly sliced
• • 3 tablespoons fish sauce
• • 2 tablespoons sugar
• • 4 cloves garlic, minced
• • 1 shallot, minced
• • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• • 8 oz rice vermicelli noodles
• • Nuoc cham dipping sauce
• • Fresh lettuce, herbs, and pickled vegetables

Instructions

1. Step 1: Mix ground pork with half the fish sauce, sugar, garlic, and shallot. Form into small patties.
2. Step 2: Marinate pork belly slices with remaining fish sauce, sugar, garlic, and shallot.
3. Step 3: Grill or broil pork patties and belly slices until charred and cooked through.
4. Step 4: Cook rice vermicelli according to package, drain and rinse with cold water.
5. Step 5: Prepare nuoc cham: mix fish sauce, water, lime juice, sugar, garlic, and chili.
6. Step 6: Serve pork in the dipping sauce bowl. Eat with noodles, lettuce, and herbs.