Lemongrass Pork (Thit Heo Nuong Xa)
Lemongrass Pork (Thit Heo Nuong Xa)
Use with small pieces of pork, thread them on skewers. Slicing the pork at the end is a traditional Vietnamese approach to eating meat as the pieces are easier to pick up with chopsticks.
Ready in: 70 minutes
Serves: 4
Complexity: very-easy
kcal: 270
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Ingredients
500 g pork blade steaks, boneless, 1 cm thick
¼ tsp SIDS CRAZY LEMON
2 tbsp brown sugar, or raw
1 tbsp chopped garlic
1 tbsp chopped shallots
1 stalk lemongrass, trimmed & fine chopped
¼ tsp New York Cut pepper
1½ tsp dark soy sauce
1½ tsp fish sauce
1 tbsp rice bran oil
Directions
Cut the pork shoulder steak into pieces about 8-10 cm big. Set aside.
Put SIDS CRAZY LEMON, sugar, garlic, shallot and lemongrass into a food processor and blitz to a fine texture. Add the pepper, soy sauce, fish sauce, oil and process to combine well. Aim for a relatively smooth texture. The marinade will be chocolate brown. Transfer to a bowl.
Add the pork and turn to coat well. Cover and set aside at room temperature to marinate for 1 hour.
Preheat a grill to medium-high. Grill for 6-8 minutes, turning frequently, until cooked through. Nick with a knife to test. Transfer to a plate, loosely cover with foil or an inverted bowl for 10 minutes before slicing and serving.
Serve with nuoc cham dipping sauce.