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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Southeast Asian >> Vietnamese

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Soak 12-16 wooden skewers or chopsticks in water for 30 minutes before using. | 2. In a food processor combine the first 8 ingredients (pork - egg), processing until a paste is formed. Chill for at least 30 minutes. | 3. Take 1-2 tablespoons of mixture and using wet hands form into a ball; repeat until all the mixture is used. Press soaked skewer through the middle of each ball and thread 2-3 balls onto each stick. Pat until snug and chill. | 4. To make the Nuoc Cham, in a spice mill or motor and pestle combine the next 3 ingredients (garlic - sugar). Add the chopped lime and any lime juice that has been collected, puree again and then stir in fish sauce and 1/2 cup water. Set aside. | 5. Toast the peanuts in a dry skillet and then crush coarsely and set aside. | 6. Soak noodles in hot water for 15 minutes and then boil for 1 minute. Drain and set aside. | 7. Light a grill or preheat broiler and grill balls until cooked through. | 8. Serve pork balls, sprinkled with the nuts and with a salad made of lettuce, mint and basil. | 9. To eat, remove from sticks, wrap in lettuce, add carrots, noodles, peanuts and herbs, roll up and dip in the Nuco Cham. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
pork	2 1/2	cups	ground	-	-	-	-
garlic clove	4		crushed	-	-	-	-
lemongrass	2		sliced	-	-	-	-
cilantro	1	bunch	chopped	-	-	-	-
red chilies	2		seeded diced	-	-	-	-
brown sugar	1	tablespoon		34.2	8.8281	0.0108	0.0
fish sauce	1	tablespoon		6.3	0.6552	0.9108	0.0018
egg	1		beaten	71.5	0.36	6.28	4.755
garlic clove	2		crushed	-	-	-	-
red chili pepper	1		seeded chopped	1.25	0.2753	0.0584	0.0138
sugar	1	tablespoon		55.062	13.7724	0.0	0.0
lime	1/2		seeded chopped included	-	-	-	-
fish sauce	1 1/2	1/2		6.3	0.6552	0.9108	0.0018
peanut	1/2	cup	chopped	413.91	11.7749	18.834	35.9452
rice	1	bunch		-	-	-	-
lettuce leaf	16 -20			-	-	-	-
carrot	2		grated	104.96	24.5248	2.3808	0.6144
basil	1	bunch		-	-	-	-
mint	1	bunch		-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.