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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
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●bowl
- ●mixing bowl
- ●skillet
- ●whisk
- ●pot
📝 Preparation Steps
1
For the Meatballs:
2
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
3
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
4
Shape the mixture into small meatballs (about 20 meatballs), and then gently flatten them a bit.
5
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.
6
For the Sauce:
7
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
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For the Bowls:
9
Prepare the vermicelli noodles according to package instructions (usually cook ⏱️ 2-3 minutes in a pot of boiling water).
10
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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