Bún Chả Hanoi recipe - Vietnamese Pork Meatballs
Bun Cha Hanoi is a popular vermicelli noodle soup served with tasty Vietnamese meatballs made with minced pork, and traditional Vietnamese seasonings. The meatballs are simple to make at home and traditionally served with vermicelli noodles, pickled vegetables and nuoc Cham (Vietnamese dipping fish sauce).
Ingredients
Vietnamese Pork Meatballs
- 2 lb of ground pork
- 2 TSP sugar in granulated form
- 1 tsp pepper
- 1/2 tsp of cinnamon
- 2 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 shallot minced
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
- 1 stalk lemongrass chopped
Pickled Vegetables
- 2 carrots, thinly sliced
- 1 cup of water
- 1/2 small, green papayas thinly sliced
- 1 cup apple cider vinegar
Vermicelli Bowl Toppings
- 2 cups Vietnamese dipping sauce
- 1 package vermicelli noodles
- 1 head lettuce
- mint
Instructions
- Pickle the green papaya as well as the carrots. Mix all the ingredients for the pickled vegetables in a large container and place in a dish to set aside. Allow to sit for at least 3 hours or up to an overnight. I highly suggest to let it sit overnight for most optimal outcomes.
- Marinate the pork in the . Mix all the ingredients for the meatballs of pork into one large bowl. Allow to marinate for 20-30 mins. Make the pork into circular pieces of 1.5 millimeter diameter. They should have in the shape and size of slider patties.
- After making the meatballs, cook them on the grill pan or on an outdoor grill. Cook for 2 - 3 minutes each time until golden on both sides. Set aside.
- Make sure to add some pork meatballs as well as pickled vegetables into the bowl in a small amount. Then cover with Vietnamese sauce for dipping until the sauce overflows both.
- Serve the meatballs made from pork as well as vegetables and noodles on their own. Every person should create their own bowl of vermicelli using the ingredients listed above. Refer to the section above for tips on how to consume this dish.
Notes
- If you don't have a grill , or grill pan, you can heat the oven until it reaches 400 F then bake it for about 10 minutes.
- Pickled vegetables are what you will have leftover. Use them to make banh mi, or other vermicelli-based recipes.