Recipe: Quick & Easy Bun Cha (Vietnamese Meatballs)
This quick and easy bun cha recipe aims to create authentic Hanoi meatballs with as little ingredients as possible. Enjoy this delicious street food from the comfort of your home.
Ingredients
Pork Patties
- 2 lb ground pork
- 3 tbsp minced garlic
- 3 tbsp minced shallot
- 3 tbsp fish sauce
- 3 tbsp white sugar
Dipping Sauce
- ¼ cup fish sauce
- ½ cup white sugar
- 1½ cup water
- slices sliced apples
- slices sliced carrots
- slices chili peppers (optional)
Extras
- vermicelli
- lettuce
- mint
- slices chili peppers (optional)
Instructions
Preparation
- Prepare all necessary ingredients, sliced, minced. Boil and drain vermicelli prior for easy cooking experience.
Grill Pork Patties
- After mixing up the patties with garlic, shallots, fish sauce, and sugar, heat up a pan with some oil (I use sesame oil).Shape your patties, aiming for a thickness of around 3cm for a good balance between patty thickness and cooking time.Heat on medium heat, slightly covered, 3-4 minutes per side, depending on patty thickness.
Dipping Broth
- Mix dipping broth ingredients, heat until sugar dissolves and let rest while patties finish cooking.
Plating
- Place broth in bowl, adding pork patties to the bowl if room allows. Place vermicelli on the side, along with any fresh greens you have prepared. Eat and enjoy!