May 6, 2010

Baked Pork w/ Rice Noodles | Bun Thit Nuong

It's not often that I dine at a Vietnamese restaurant - but when I do, I'm ordering Bun Thit Nuong almost 4 of 5 times. It's just that good.

I was being lazy and didn't go out to purchase what I needed. Missing ingredients; cucumber, bean sprouts, and garlic. I substituted the garlic with garlic salt.



Par boil chunky pieces of pork shoulder. Rinse and slice into thin pieces. Marinade with 1 finely chopped onion, fish sauce, oyster sauce, garlic salt, black pepper, pepper flakes, sesame seeds, and sugar.


Instead of grilling the meat, I pop them in the oven. It lacks the barbecue flavor and aroma so sometimes I marinade the meat with Char Siu mix - I didn't this time since I didn't have any available. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and spread a thin layer of the marinaded meat onto the lined sheet.


Bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes. Or until the meat is cooked and golden brown. Broil Lo for another 3 minutes.


Serve with vermicelli rice noodles, variety of lettuce and herbs, crushed roasted peanuts, and fish sauce.

A little heavy handed with the fish sauce for the marinade and it would've tasted better if there were cucumber and bean sprouts. Next time...