# Bun Cha – Vietnamese Meatballs

These Vietnamese meatballs are flattened for better caramelization and served with noodles, fresh vegetables, and a savory dipping sauce.

- Servings: 2 servings
- Cuisine: Vietnamese
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 300 g ground pork/mince (chicken or turkey)
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 2 tsp white sugar
- 0.33 cup finely chopped green onions
- 1 clove garlic minced
- Pinch white pepper
- salt
- 1.5 tbsp oil
- 3 tbsp white sugar
- 3 tbsp fish sauce
- 2 tbsp rice wine vinegar
- 2 tbsp lime juice
- 85 ml water
- 1 birds eye chilli, seeded and finely chopped
- 3 cloves garlic finely chopped
- 100 g rice vermicelli noodles dried
- handful beansprouts
- lettuce leaves
- julienned carrot and white radish (daikon)
- handful coriander/cilantro sprigs
- mint
- sliced red chilli

## Instructions

1. Add fish sauce to the measuring cup.
2. Add lime juice to the measuring cup.
3. Add rice wine vinegar to the measuring cup.
4. Add birds eye chilli to the measuring cup.
5. Add sugar to the measuring cup.
6. Add water to the measuring cup.
7. Mix the ingredients in the measuring cup to create the Nuoc Cham sauce.
8. Place pork in a bowl.
9. Add fish sauce to the pork.
10. Add garlic to the pork.
11. Add sugar to the pork.
12. Add salt to the pork.
13. Add green onion to the pork.
14. Mix all ingredients for the meatballs by hand until well combined.
15. Shape the mixture into mini hamburger patties.
16. Place the shaped meat patties into a hot pan with oil.
17. Cook patties for 2.5 minutes until golden.
18. Flip the patties and cook for another 2 minutes.
19. Remove the cooked patties from the pan.
20. Place noodles in a bowl.
21. Top with a handful of beansprouts.
22. Add lettuce, carrots, and radish to the bowl.
23. Place meatballs on top.
24. Top with coriander and mint.
25. Spoon a generous amount of Nuoc Cham sauce over the bowl.
26. Serve and enjoy the Bun Cha.

## Equipment

- bowl
- pan
- spatula
- measuring cups
- measuring spoons

## Tips

- No battling to keep them round, better surface caramelisation.
- Adjust chilli to taste, or use other chili.
- The sauce is supposed to be like a soup broth.
- Optional quick pickle (full recipe on website).

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1973241716500672
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/449545eb-ea4c-48b3-80ee-3c40fa030c9d
- Extracted: 2025-07-06

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