Bún Chả

Name: Bún Chả
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Vietnam
Ingredients: 300g pork mince; 300g pork belly, thinly sliced; 2 tbsp fish sauce; 2 tbsp sugar; 1 tbsp oil; 200ml nuoc cham broth; pickled papaya and carrot to garnish; rice noodles, herbs and lettuce to serve

Vietnam

Obama ate this with Anthony Bourdain in Hanoi in 2016. The video made it famous globally overnight.

Hanoi's famous grilled pork with noodles — charcoal-grilled pork patties and belly in a bowl of sweet, sour, herby broth with cold rice noodles on the side. Made famous by Obama's 2016 dinner with Anthony Bourdain.

Photo: Viethavvh

Prep

20 mins

Cook

15 mins

Difficulty

Medium

Calories

385 kcal

Serves

Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used

Ingredients

300gpork mince

300gpork belly, thinly sliced

2 tbspfish sauce

2 tbspsugar

1 tbspoil

200mlnuoc cham broth

pickled papaya and carrotto garnish

rice noodles, herbs and lettuceto serve

Method

Mix mince with fish sauce, sugar and oil. Shape into patties. Season pork belly similarly.

Grill both on a charcoal grill until charred.

Serve grilled pork in a bowl of diluted nuoc cham with pickled vegetables.

Eat by dipping noodles and herbs into the bowl.

Chef's Tip

Charcoal is essential — the smoky char is the defining flavour of bún chả.

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