Bun Cha

Name: Bun Cha
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Ingredients: 400g pork mince; 200g pork belly, thinly sliced; 3 tbsp fish sauce; 2 tbsp sugar; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 stalk lemongrass, minced; 200g thin rice vermicelli, cooked; 3 tbsp fish sauce for broth; 3 tbsp sugar for broth; 3 tbsp rice vinegar; 200ml warm water; fresh herbs, lettuce and chilli to serve

Grilled pork meatballs served in a herby, tangy dipping sauce alongside cold rice noodles, a Hanoi favourite.

Total time

35 min

Prep

20 min

Cook

15 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Vietnamese

gluten-free

Ingredients

400gpork mince

200gpork belly, thinly sliced

3 tbspfish sauce

2 tbspsugar

2 clovesgarlic, minced

1 stalklemongrass, minced

200gthin rice vermicelli, cooked

3 tbspfish sauce for broth

3 tbspsugar for broth

3 tbsprice vinegar

200mlwarm water

fresh herbs, lettuce and chillito serve

Instructions

Mix pork mince with fish sauce, sugar, garlic and lemongrass. Form into small patties.

Marinate pork belly slices in 1 tbsp fish sauce.

Make dipping broth: combine fish sauce, sugar, vinegar and warm water.

Grill patties and pork belly until caramelised and cooked through.

Serve pork in broth, with cold noodles, herbs and chilli on the side.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

559

Protein

31.1g

Fat

43.7g

Carbs

8.6g

Fiber

Sodium

956mg

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