Description

These Vietnamese Ground Pork Vermicelli Bowls are packed with fresh vegetables, springy noodles and served with a delicious vinaigrette. Addictingly good and perfect for meal-prep!

Ingredients

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For The Pork:

1 pound lean ground pork

4 cloves garlic, minced

2 tablespoons brown sugar

1 tablespoon fish sauce

1 tablespoon lime juice

1 tablespoon soy sauce

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

For The Fish Sauce Vinaigrette (Nuoc Cham):

1/2 cup warm water

1/4 cup sugar

1/4 cup fish sauce

2 tablespoons lime juice

2 tablespoons rice vinegar

1 clove garlic, minced

1 each Thai chili pepper, minced

For The Vermicelli Bowls:

vermicelli noodles, cooked

fresh vegetables: shredded iceberg lettuce, bean sprouts, julienned carrots & cucumber

fresh herbs: cilantro, mint, green onion, Thai basil

other toppings: peanuts, Thai chili peppers, chili garlic sauce, lime wedges for serving

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Instructions

Cook the pork: brown the ground pork in a large skillet over medium-high heat. When 3/4 of the way cooked, add the minced garlic, brown sugar, fish sauce, lime juice, soy sauce and black pepper. Sauté seasoned pork until fully cooked, then remove from the heat.
Make the vinaigrette (Nuoc Cham): combine all vinaigrette ingredients and whisk thoroughly or shake in a sealed jar until the sugar has dissolved.
Prep the bowl ingredients: cook vermicelli noodles according to package directions, cut up any vegetables, pick fresh herbs and gather any other ingredients needed to assemble your bowls.
Assemble vermicelli bowls: lay a small bed of noodles in the bottom of a bowl. Arrange the cooked ground pork, lettuce, cucumber, carrot and bean sprouts around the bowl. Top with fresh herbs, peanuts and sliced chili peppers, if desired. Drizzle with fish sauce vinaigrette and toss ingredients together before enjoying!

Notes

Storing leftovers: store components separately or as composed (but unmixed) bowls in sealed containers in the fridge. Dress with vinaigrette only before serving. Cooked vermicelli may keep well 1-2 days in the fridge but is best enjoyed fresh.

Toppings: these bowls are delicious with all toppings listed but feel free to use what you have on hand.

Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Category: Mains
Method: Stove Top
Cuisine: American, Vietnamese