Skewered Pork in Lemon Grass Recipe
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- Recipe Servings: 5
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- Difficulty Level: Easy
Pork marinated in oriental flavors, skewered and grilled. Topped with peanuts and served with rice.
Ingredients of Skewered Pork in Lemon Grass
- 1/4 cup fish sauce
- 1 Tbsp soy sauce
- 3 Tbsp sugar
- 2 Tbsp vegetable oil
- 2 stalks lemongrass
- 1 large shallot - finely chopped
- 2 large cloves garlic - finely chopped
- 1 pound pork tenderloin - thinly sliced
- 16 bamboo skewers - soaked for 20 minutes and drained
- 1 rice vermicelli: Bun Thit
- 1/2 cup chopped unsalted roasted peanuts
- Nuoc cham - as needed
How to Make Skewered Pork in Lemon Grass
- 1.Stir together the fish sauce, soy sauce, sugar, and oil until the sugar is completely dissolved.
- 2.Add the lemongrass, shallot, garlic and pork and mix to coat the meat evenly.
- 3.Allow to marinate at room temperature for 20 minutes.
- 4.Slide 2 to 4 slices of pork onto each skewer so the meat is flat with the skewer going through the slices several times. Grill over a barbecue.
- 5.Alternatively, heat a well-oiled grill pan over high heat and, working in batches, cook the skewers until the edges crisp, about 1 minute per side.
- 6.Remove the skewers from the grilled pork.
- 7.Divide the grilled pork among the bowls of rice vermicelli.
- 8.Sprinkle peanuts and drizzle nuoc cham over each serving. Serve immediately.
