Vietnamese · Dinner
Grilled Pork Meatball Noodle Bowl
Grilled pork meatballs seasoned with fish sauce, garlic and lemongrass sit over rice vermicelli with cucumber, pickled carrot and daikon, fresh herbs and crushed peanuts. A nuoc cham dressing balances char, sweetness, acidity and heat in this light, herb-forward Vietnamese noodle bowl.
$5
25 minsPrep
12 minsCook
37 minsTotal
MediumLevel
Nutrition per serving
486Calories
30.2gProtein
16.9gFat
54.8gCarbs
18.6gSugar
3.9gFiber
2340mgSodium
86mgChol
5.4gSat Fat
680mgPotassium
75mgCalcium
3.1mgIron
0.9mcgVitamin B12
16mgVitamin C
gluten-free-adaptable
sweet-heat
hidden-gems
Instructions
1
Prep
Mince garlic and lemongrass. Combine pork ground, 1 tablespoon fish sauce, garlic, lemongrass and 1 teaspoon brown sugar; mix until tacky and shape into 4 meatballs.
2
Chill
Refrigerate meatballs for 15 minutes until firm.
3
Soak
Pour hot water over rice vermicelli and let stand 8 to 10 minutes until soft, then drain.
4
Grill
Brush grill grates with oil and cook meatballs over medium-high heat 10 to 12 minutes, turning frequently, until charred and firm with no pink inside.
5
Plate
Arrange noodles in a bowl, top with sliced carrot, daikon, cucumber and shredded lettuce, place meatballs on top, scatter cilantro, mint and crushed peanuts over all, and spoon nuoc cham dressing made from lime juice, fish sauce, brown sugar, water, minced garlic and sliced chili over the top.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 12 oz340g pork ground
- 2 tbsp2 tbsp fish sauce
- 2 clove2 clove garlic
- 2 tbsp2 tbsp lemongrass, tender inner stalk only
- 2 tsp2 tsp brown sugar
- 1 tsp1 tsp vegetable oil, plus extra for brushing grill grates
- 3.8 oz110g rice vermicelli noodles, dry
- 1/2 cup50g carrot
- 1/2 cup50g daikon
- 2/3 cup70g cucumber
- 22 small handful (20g) lettuce
- 2 tbsp2 tbsp cilantro leaves
- 2 tbsp2 tbsp mint leaves
- 2 tbsp2 tbsp peanuts, roasted
- 4 tbsp4 tbsp lime juice
- 2 tbsp2 tbsp fish sauce
- 2 tbsp2 tbsp brown sugar
- 4 tbsp4 tbsp water
- 1 clove1 clove garlic
- 11 fresh chili
