Bún chả

Bún chả (Vietnamese Meatballs) are simple, light, fresh, and perfect for a hot summer day or as a make-ahead meal.

👥 4 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 45m⏳ Prep: 30 min🔥 Cook: 15 min👤 Carmy Do📖 budgetbytes

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🥘 Ingredients

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🍳 Cookware

●bowl
●mixing bowl
●skillet
●whisk
●pot

📝 Preparation Steps

For the Meatballs:

Chop the garlic and shallots, and mince the lemongrass.

garlic, finely chopped ($0.24)3 clovesgarlic, minced ($0.08)1 cloveminced lemongrass ($0.60)4 Tbsp

In a large mixing bowl, mix together the pork, fish sauce, salt, pepper, honey, lemongrass, shallots, and garlic. Set the mixture aside for 1 to ⏱️ 2 hours in the fridge.

fish sauce ($0.23)1 Tbspfish sauce ($0.68)3 Tbspsalt ($0.05)1 tsphoney ($0.24)2 Tbspminced lemongrass ($0.60)4 Tbspgarlic, finely chopped ($0.24)3 clovesgarlic, minced ($0.08)1 clove

Shape the mixture into small meatballs (about 20 meatballs), and then gently flatten them a bit.

In a large skillet over medium heat, heat the oil and add the meatballs in a single layer. Cook the meatballs until they are golden and caramelized, around 2 to ⏱️ 3 minutes per side. Set the cooked meatballs aside.

For the Sauce:

Whisk the sauce ingredients together and adjust to your tastes. Optional: heat the water and whisk the sugar in to dissolve before adding the rest of the ingredients.

sugar ($0.02)2 Tbsp

For the Bowls:

Prepare the vermicelli noodles according to package instructions (usually cook ⏱️ 2-3 minutes in a pot of boiling water).

Serve the noodles with the meatballs along with a handful of lettuce, mint, carrots, and cucumbers with the nuoc cham on the side.

carrot, thinly sliced ($0.16)1carrot, sliced ($0.16)1cucumber, sliced ($0.50)1/2

Nutrition Facts

calories

531 kcal

fat Content

31 g

serving Size

1 bowl

fiber Content

3 g

sodium Content

2098 mg

protein Content

22 g

carbohydrate Content

40 g

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