VIETNAMESE GRILLED MEATS WITH NOODLES (HA NOI BUN CHA)
Jason Glover
2
15 minutes
10 minutes
Ha noi bun cha is a traditional Vietnamese dish found in fancy restaurants and street vendors alike. It consists of marinated and grilled meats that are served with rice vermicelli, veggies, and dipping sauce. This is a great way to introduce the fam to traditional Vietnamese cuisine!
Ingredients
- 3 ½ oz lean bacon, cut into ¾” thick pieces
- 3 ½ oz minced pork, shaped into small balls
- 2 tsp mushroom or chicken bouillon
- 1 ½ tsp honey
- 1 tsp fish sauce
- 1 tsp chopped spring onion
- 2 tsp chopped garlic
- 2 tbsp soybean oil
- lean bacon, cut into ¾” thick pieces
Dipping Sauce
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 3 tbsp warm water
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- ¼ tsp salt
For Serving
- Cooked rice vermicelli noodles
- Sweet chili sauce
- Shredded carrot
- Green papaya or kohlrabi, cut into flowers and pickled in a bit of rice vinegar, salt, and sugar
Tools
Directions
- In a medium bowl, whisk together 1 tsp bouillon, 1 tsp honey, 1 tsp chopped green onion, 1 tsp chopped garlic, and 1 tbsp soybean oil.
- Add the lean bacon and let marinate for about 10 minutes.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together 1 tsp bouillon, 1 tsp fish sauce, ½ tsp honey, 1 tsp garlic, and 1 tbsp soybean oil.
- Add the pork meatballs and let marinate for about 10 minutes.
- While the meats are marinating, preheat the grill or a large skillet. Grill the lean bacon and pork meatballs until golden brown and cooked to an internal temperature of 160°F.
- For the dipping sauce, whisk together the sugar, warm water, fish sauce, and salt, until the sugar has dissolved.
- Serve the grilled meats with lettuce leaves, fresh herbs, cooked rice noodles, shredded carrots, pickled green papaya, sweet chili sauce, and dipping sauce.
