Lemongrass Pork with Vietnamese Table Salad

Name: Lemongrass Pork with Vietnamese Table Salad
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Vietnamese, Asian
Ingredients: 1 small baby pineapple, peeled, halved, thinly sliced or 1/2 small pineapple, peeled, cut into 2 wedges, cored, thinly sliced; 473 milliliters bean sprouts; 3 heads butter lettuce, cored, leaves separated; 118 milliliters finely shredded carrot; 1 small English hothouse cucumber, halved lengthwise, thinly sliced crosswise; 2 teaspoons fish sauce; 5 Tbsps fish sauce; 237 milliliters fresh cilantro leaves; 237 milliliters fresh mint leaves; 1 garlic clove, minced; 1 Tbsp golden brown sugar; 118 milliliters green onions (white and pale green parts only), chopped (about; 0 teaspoons ground white pepper; 3 Tbsps chopped lemongrass; 2 Tbsps fresh lime juice; 680 grams boneless pork loin chops (each 1/3 to 1/2 ich thick); 227 grams package dried rice vermicelli noodles; 20 fresh green shiso leaves; 2 Tbsps soy sauce; 4 Tbsps sugar; 237 milliliters fresh Thai basil leaves; 2 Thai bird chiles with seeds or 1/2 jalapeño chile with seeds, minced; 3 Tbsps vegetable oil, divided; 177 milliliters hot water

Lemongrass Pork with Vietnamese Table Salad might be just the main course you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains around 46g of protein, 23g of fat, and a total of 695 calories. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 45% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up thai basil leaves, butter lettuce, lemongrass, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the soy sauce you could follow this main course with the Lemon Cornmeal Cakes with Lapsang Souchong Chocolate Sauce as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free diet.

Instructions

Mix all ingredients in small bowl. Season sauce to taste with salt. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.)

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Salt

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Mix first 6 ingredients and 2 tablespoons oil in 11x7-inch glass dish.

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Cooking Oil

Add pork chops to marinade, turn several times to coat evenly, then crowd together in single layer. Cover and refrigerate at least 30 minutes and up to 2 hours.

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Pork Chops

Marinade

Arrange cucumber, pineapple, bean sprouts, all herbs, and carrot around edge of large platter. (Can be prepared 2 hours ahead. Cover; chill.)

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Bean Sprouts

Pineapple

Cucumber

Carrot

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Cook noodles in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender and turning white, separating often with tongs, about 4 minutes.

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Drain. Arrange in center of platter. Mound lettuce leaves in large shallow bowl.

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Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat).

Brush grill rack with remaining 1 tablespoon oil. Grill pork with marinade still clinging to meat until slightly charred and cooked through, 4 to 5 minutes per side, depending on thickness.

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