Nem Nuong (Vietnamese Grilled Pork Sausage)
Nutrition
per serving (426 g)
🔥 751kcal
🥩 28Protein
🥑 38Fat
🍞 76Carbs
Fiber: 4 g Sugar: 15 g Saturated fat: 14 g Salt: 5 g
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🛒 Ingredients
- Ground Pork (20% fat) 100 g · 275 kcal
- Granulated Sugar (for pork) 5 g · 20 kcal
- Fish Sauce (for pork) 5 g · 5 kcal
- Minced Garlic (for pork) 3 g · 4 kcal
- Minced Shallots (for pork) 3 g · 2 kcal
- Baking Powder 1 g · 0 kcal
- Vegetable Oil (for greasing) 3 g · 27 kcal
- Peanut Butter (smooth) 15 g · 95 kcal
- Hoisin Sauce 10 g · 25 kcal
- Granulated Sugar (for sauce) 10 g · 40 kcal
- Fish Sauce (for sauce) 10 g · 10 kcal
- Water (for sauce) 20 g · 0 kcal
- Lime Juice 5 g · 1 kcal
- Minced Garlic (for sauce) 3 g · 4 kcal
- Minced Chili (e.g., bird's eye) 2 g · 1 kcal
- Rice Paper Wrappers 40 g · 140 kcal
- Lettuce Leaves (e.g., butter lettuce) 50 g · 8 kcal
- Fresh Mint Leaves 10 g · 5 kcal
- Fresh Thai Basil Leaves 10 g · 5 kcal
- Cucumber (julienned) 50 g · 8 kcal
- Carrots (julienned) 50 g · 20 kcal
- Roasted Peanuts (crushed, garnish) 10 g · 56 kcal
👨🍳 Instructions
- Combine ground pork, 5g granulated sugar, 5g fish sauce, 3g minced garlic, 3g minced shallots, and 1g baking powder in a bowl. Knead vigorously for 5-7 minutes until the mixture is very sticky and smooth.
- Lightly grease your hands with 3g vegetable oil and form the pork mixture into small sausages or meatballs around bamboo skewers. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes to firm up.
- Prepare the dipping sauce: In a small saucepan, combine 15g peanut butter, 10g hoisin sauce, 10g granulated sugar, 10g fish sauce, 20g water, 5g lime juice, 3g minced garlic, and 2g minced chili. Bring to a simmer over medium heat, stirring constantly until thickened. Set aside to cool.
- Preheat a grill or broiler to medium-high heat. Grill or broil the Nem Nuong for 10-15 minutes, turning occasionally, until golden brown and cooked through. Be careful not to burn the sugar in the marinade.
- Serve the grilled Nem Nuong hot with rice paper wrappers, lettuce, fresh mint, Thai basil, julienned cucumber, julienned carrots, and a generous drizzle of the creamy peanut dipping sauce. Garnish with crushed roasted peanuts.
