Name: Pork meatballs with rice vermicelli
Prep time: 12 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 17 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 250 gram rice vermicelli; 300 gram beansprouts; 2 cup thai basil or vietnamese mint; 500 gram pork mince; 1/4 cup fish sauce; 2 tablespoon sugar; 1 tablespoon oil; 1/3 cup roasted peanuts, chopped; lime wedges and dipping sauce, to serve

Pork meatballs with rice vermicelli

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Serves 4

Prep

12M

Cook

Total

17M

Ingredients

250 gram rice vermicelli

300 gram beansprouts

2 cup thai basil or vietnamese mint

500 gram pork mince

1/4 cup fish sauce

2 tablespoon sugar

1 tablespoon oil

1/3 cup roasted peanuts, chopped

lime wedges and dipping sauce, to serve

Method

1.Cover vermicelli with hot water. Stand for 10 minutes, until soft. Drain, rinse under cold water then drain again. Mix in beansprouts and three-quarters of basil or mint.

2.Meanwhile, combine mince, fish sauce and sugar. Season to taste. Using wet hands, roll mixture into small balls. Thread onto bamboo skewers.

3.Heat oil in a large, non-stick frying pan on medium. Cook meatball skewers for 5 minutes, turning, until brown all over and cooked through. Top vermicelli with meatballs and remaining herbs. Sprinkle with peanuts and serve with lime wedges and dipping sauce.

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