Vietnamese Barbecued Pork two ways (with rice noodles)
Ingredients:
4 tsp fish sauce
2 tsp oyster sauce
4 garlic cloves, chopped
3 shallots, minced
2 tsp sugar
1/2 lb pork belly (or other pork piece)1/2 lb ground pork
2 chives, sliced
1 lb rice noodles (vermicelli)
1/3 cup lettuce leaves (optional: to roll up)
1 handful cilantro leaves
1 handful basil leaves
Bun Cha Dipping Sauce to serve
Directions:
Combine the fish and oyster sauce, garlic, shallots, and sugar. Stir until sugar is dissolved. (You’ll use this mixture twice, so divide in half.)
Cut the pork belly into slices 2 cm thick. Cover with half the fish sauce mixture and marinate in the fridge for 2 hours.
Meanwhile, combine ground pork with chives, and remaining fish sauce mixture. Cover and marinate in the fridge for 2 hours.
Soak the rice noodles in boiling water for 4-5 minutes, or the directions on the package.
Heat the grill to medium high heat. Form ground pork into patties about 3 cm wide. Cook the pork patties and pork belly slices on the hot grill for 3-5 minutes each side, or until cooked through.
To serve, put two types of pork on a plate with cooked noodles, and Bun Cha dipping sauce. On a side plate, have bean sprouts, lettuce leaves, and herbs within chopstick reach.
(Dip the noodles and salad ingredients into the dipping sauce before eating with the pork.)