# Bun Cha

Bun Cha is a dish that captures the spirit of Vietnamese food: smoky grilled pork, fresh herbs and pickles, tender vermicelli dipped in a sweet and savory fish sauce.

- Cuisine: Vietnamese
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- Fatty pork
- Aromatics
- Fresh herbs
- Pickles
- Vermicelli
- Fish sauce

## Instructions

1. Place rice vermicelli noodles on a black plate.
2. Add grilled pork on top of the vermicelli noodles.
3. Add fresh lettuce, herbs, and pickled vegetables to the plate.
4. Pour sweet and savory fish sauce into a gray bowl.
5. Slice fatty pork into thin pieces.
6. Chop green onions.
7. Mince shallots.
8. Mince garlic.
9. Chop galangal.
10. Combine chopped aromatics and marinate the fatty pork with soy sauce.
11. Mix well until fully coated.
12. Add minced shallots, garlic, and seasoning to ground pork.
13. Mix thoroughly.
14. Form pork mixture into patties and place them on a baking sheet.
15. Place the patties and sliced pork on a grill grate.
16. Grill over charcoal until smoky with a crispy char.

## Equipment

- Grill
- Cutting board
- Knife
- Bowl
- Baking tray

## Tips

- The key to making this taste just like the ones in Hanoi is how you cook it. Use charcoal for a smoky flavor with crispy char.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMuM34Ag/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/95add8aa-aca1-49dc-a20d-a17e57666ecb
- Extracted: 2025-10-21

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