Vietnamese · Dinner
Grilled Pork Patties with Noodles (Low-Calorie)
Grilled pork patties made from lean ground pork mixed with fish sauce, garlic and shallot, cooked over an open flame, served over rice vermicelli with lettuce, herbs, pickled carrot and daikon, and a light lime-fish sauce dressing. A lower-calorie take on bun cha with reduced sugar and fat.
$4
20 minsPrep
10 minsCook
30 minsTotal
MediumLevel
Nutrition per serving
384Calories
30.2gProtein
10.8gFat
42.1gCarbs
13.6gSugar
4.2gFiber
1580mgSodium
82mgChol
3.6gSat Fat
680mgPotassium
80mgCalcium
2.8mgIron
0.7mcgVitamin B12
18mgVitamin C
low-calorie
low-calorie
Instructions
1
Prep
Combine ground pork, fish sauce, minced garlic, minced shallot, brown sugar and black pepper in a mixing bowl; mix by hand until evenly combined and slightly tacky.
2
Chill
Cover the bowl and rest the pork mixture in the refrigerator for 15 minutes.
3
Build
Shape the pork mixture into 3 small flat patties, about 2 inches wide, pressing gently so they cook evenly.
4
Grill
Cook patties on a hot grill or grill pan over medium-high heat for 3 to 4 minutes per side until charred and internal temperature reaches 160°F.
5
Whisk
In a small bowl, whisk together lime juice, rice vinegar, fish sauce, brown sugar, water, thinly sliced chili and minced garlic until sugar dissolves.
6
Drain
Cook rice vermicelli in boiling water for 3 to 4 minutes until tender, then drain and rinse under cold water.
7
Plate
Arrange noodles, torn lettuce, pickled carrot and daikon, cilantro and mint in a bowl, top with grilled pork patties, and spoon dressing over.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 340g340g lean ground pork
- 2 tbsp2 tbsp fish sauce
- 4 cloves4 cloves garlic
- 2 tbsp2 tbsp shallot
- 2 tsp2 tsp brown sugar
- 1 tsp1 tsp black pepper
- 100g100g rice vermicelli noodles, dry
- 7 oz200g lettuce
- 50g50g carrot
- 50g50g daikon
- 4 tbsp4 tbsp cilantro leaves
- 4 tbsp4 tbsp mint leaves
- 2 tbsp2 tbsp lime juice
- 2 tbsp2 tbsp rice vinegar
- 2 tsp2 tsp fish sauce
- 2 tsp2 tsp brown sugar
- 4 tbsp4 tbsp water
- 11 small chili
- 2 clove2 clove garlic
