Vietnamese Meatballs with Vermicelli Noodle Bowls

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
  2. 2In a large bowl, combine the ground pork, basil, garlic, green onions, fish sauce, hot sauce, coconut sugar, cassava flour, salt and pepper.
  3. 3Scoop the mixture into 1- to 2-inch meatballs.
  4. 4Heat the tallow or coconut oil in a large 12-inch skillet over medium heat until hot and rippling.
  5. 5Add the meatballs in a single layer and brown on all sides.
  6. 6Transfer the browned meatballs to a baking sheet and repeat with remaining meatballs.
  7. 7Bake the meatballs for 15 minutes.
  8. 8Remove meatballs from the oven.
  9. 9Add cooked vermicelli noodles to a bowl.
  10. 10Add shredded carrots to the bowl.
  11. 11Add sliced cucumbers to the bowl.
  12. 12Add shredded lettuce to the bowl.
  13. 13Add cilantro to the bowl.
  14. 14Add mint leaves to the bowl.
  15. 15Add the meatballs to the bowl.
  16. 16Prepare the Nuoc Cham sauce by mixing fish sauce, rice vinegar, coconut sugar, water, chopped garlic cloves, and lime juice in a jar.
  17. 17Drizzle the Nuoc Cham sauce generously over the assembled noodle bowl.

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds ground pork, ground turkey or a combination
  • 0.25 cup chopped fresh basil
  • 2 teaspoons dried basil
  • 4 garlic cloves, finely minced
  • 2 green onions, finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon fish sauce
  • 1 tablespoon sweet Thai chili sauce
  • 1.5 tablespoons coconut sugar
  • 1 tablespoon cassava flour
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
  • 0.5 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon tallow or coconut oil, for browning
  • vermicelli noodles
  • carrots
  • cucumber
  • shredded lettuce
  • cilantro
  • mint leaves
  • 0.25 cup fish sauce
  • 4 tablespoons rice vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons coconut sugar
  • 0.5 cup water
  • 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 3 tablespoons lime juice

Equipment

baking sheetlarge bowllarge 12-inch skilletchopsticksjartongs

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