As promised onWednesday Vietnamese pork noodle bowls!
Fresh yet full of flavour.
Its a big bowl of delicious, and I shared thechicken versionmany years ago (bun ga nuong).
Photos from a trip to Vietnam in 2020 – a well known restaurant in Saigon specialising in bun thit nuong.
PS The photo below is in my own home.
Not the streets of Vietnam!
What you need for Vietnamese pork noodle bowls
Theres variations of bun thit nuong all across Vietnam.
Photos from a trip to Vietnam in 2020 – a well known restaurant in Saigon specialising in bun thit nuong.
But they all have noodles, marinated pork, raw vegetables and sauce.
Lemongrass marinated pork
Seeseparate recipeposted earlier this week.
See below for more.
Nuoc cham sauce the chilli-garlic-savoury-limey-sauce served with everything in Vietnam (and thats no exaggeration!).
Thai Basil is also lovely!
Its simple to make mix then soak for 2 hours.
with a sweet, tangy flavour.
So much more interesting than raw carrots!
Heres what you need.
The secret tenderising miracle marinade….recipe here!
Just mix, then pickled the vegetables for 2 hours or even overnight.
Nobody wants to get to the rice noodles at the bottom of the bowl only to find its tasteless!
Heres what you’re gonna wanna make nuoc cham sauce.
The pork flesh is pink and tender even though it’s well done!
Assembling the pork noodle bowls
Noodles first.
Then just pile everything on top!
There are no rules, just jam it all in.
Abundance is the word that comes to mind with these bowls!
And serve with jugs or bowls of the nuoc cham sauce on the side and dousegenerously.
Remember, this is a mild flavoured nuoc cham, not a fishy one.
Vietnamese pickled vegetables
So you need lots.
Youre supposed to use lots!
Getting stuck in
As for the eating part, there really are no rules.
Soak vermicelli noodles in boiling water to prepare
Then mix it up and get stuck in.
It will end up looking like a jumbled up mess.
A delicious one, at that!
DIY spread great for gatherings!
This dish is a great one for gatherings.
In fact, the chicken version was for many years my signature for summer BBQs.
Lay out all the toppings and noodles on a table.
Cook the chicken on the BBQ then let everybody put their own bowls together.
One of my favourite formats for entertaining DIY.
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