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Nem Nướng

Name: Nem Nướng
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 3
Cuisine: Vietnam
Ingredients: 400g Ground Pork; 2 Lemongrass (minced); 2 cloves Garlic; 1 tbsp Sugar; 1 tbsp Fish sauce; 8 leaves Rice paper wrappers; 1 head Leaf Lettuce; To taste Herbs (mint, shiso, etc.); To taste Peanut Sauce

Main Dish

⏱ 40 min

👥 Serves 3

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Lemongrass-scented pork grilled over charcoal and rolled in rice paper with fresh greens — a central Vietnamese specialty.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Nem nướng is a charcoal-grilled pork dish loved in Nha Trang in central Vietnam and elsewhere: ground pork mixed with lemongrass and garlic is molded onto skewers and grilled until fragrant. It's classically rolled in rice paper with herbs and vegetables and dipped in peanut sauce — a dish family and friends enjoy rolling together.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At a stall in Nha Trang, amid charcoal smoke and the scent of lemongrass, customers roll it up with fresh greens and bite in.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 3)

Ground Pork 400g
Lemongrass (minced) 2
Garlic 2 cloves
Sugar 1 tbsp
Fish sauce 1 tbsp
Rice paper wrappers 8 leaves
Leaf Lettuce 1 head
Herbs (mint, shiso, etc.) To taste
Peanut Sauce To taste

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Add lemongrass, garlic, sugar, and fish sauce to the ground pork and knead well.
Mold the mixture around skewers.
Grill over charcoal or under a grill until browned.
Dip rice paper in water and roll the grilled pork with lettuce and herbs.
Eat dipped in peanut sauce.

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