Vietnamese Lemongrass Pork Noodle Bowl

Ingredients

• 170 g boneless pork shoulder or pork loin
• 1 tbsp lemongrass paste (or minced lemongrass)
• 1.5 tbsp fish sauce
• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• 1 clove garlic
• 2.5 oz rice noodles
• 0.5 cup carrots
• 1.5 tbsp rice vinegar
• 1 tbsp lime juice
• 0.25 cup fresh cilantro
• 1 tbsp scallions
• 1 tsp neutral oil

Instructions

1. 1

   Thinly slice carrots. Toss with rice vinegar and a pinch of sugar; set aside to pickle.

2. 2

   Mix pork with lemongrass paste, fish sauce, brown sugar, and minced garlic. Let sit 5 minutes.

3. 3

   Cook rice noodles according to package directions; drain and rinse briefly.

4. 4

   Heat a pan with neutral oil over medium-high. Cook pork 6–8 minutes until done, stirring occasionally.

5. 5

   Assemble: add noodles to a bowl, top with pork, pickled carrots, lime juice, cilantro, and scallions.