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🇻🇳 Vietnamese

Pork Nem Nuong

🇻🇳 Vietnamese

Fire-kissed skewers of pork — smoky outside, juicy inside, gone in minutes. 37 minutes of mostly hands-off cooking.

Prep 20 min Cook 17 min Serves 4 Medium

Ingredients

  • Yogurt3 tbsp
  • White Pepper1 tsp
  • Sugar1 tbsp
  • Lime1, juiced
  • Fish Sauce2 tbsp
  • Shallots3 cloves, crushed
  • Pork500 g, sliced
  • Rice Paperto serve
  • Neutral Oil2 tbsp

Optional extras

  • Mint Leaveshandful, to finish

Instructions

  1. 1

    Whisk the yogurt, neutral oil, garlic, white pepper and lime juice into a marinade.

  2. 2

    Cut the pork into even 3 cm chunks and coat well; marinate 30 minutes minimum.

  3. 3

    Thread onto skewers with a little space between pieces so the heat can circulate.

  4. 4

    Grill over high heat, turning every few minutes, until charred at the edges and cooked inside.

  5. 5

    Slide off the skewers, rest 3 minutes, and dust with mint leaves.

Chef's tip

A final squeeze of lime just before serving lifts every other flavour.

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Video: BBQ PORK SKEWER - NEM NUONG | Helen's Recipes · on YouTube