Nam Nuong (Grilled Lemongrass Pork Meatball Skewers with Rice Noodles)
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Ingredients
- 500 g pork mince
- 2 lemongrass stalks
- 3 garlic cloves
- 2 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 tbsp caster sugar
- 300 g rice vermicelli noodles
- 2 little gem lettuce
- 1 fresh mint
- 40 g roasted peanuts, roughly chopped
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 620 kcal
- Protein
- 32 g
- Carbohydrate
- 68.9 g
- of which sugars
- 4.5 g
- Fat
- 23.1 g
- of which saturates
- 7.2 g
- Fibre
- 3.3 g
- Salt
- 2.02 g
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Method
- 1
Finely chop the lemongrass and garlic and mix into the pork mince with the fish sauce and sugar.
- 2
Shape the mixture into small sausage shapes around skewers (or into patties if you don't have skewers).
- 3
Grill for 10-12 minutes, turning, until browned and cooked through with no pink remaining.
- 4
Cook the rice vermicelli noodles in boiling water for 3 minutes, then drain and divide between bowls.
- 5
Top with the pork skewers, lettuce and mint, and scatter with the peanuts.
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