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Barbecued pork patties with noodles, chicken broth and salad greens (bun cha)
Photo: Anna Pelzer

Barbecued pork patties with noodles, chicken broth and salad greens (bun cha)

30 ingredients 30 min + 2 hr Serves 4 openrecipes

Bun cha is a lunchtime dish of fine rice noodles served with caramelized barbecued pork patties. It is always accompanied by a basket of fresh herbs and crunchy shredded vegetables with chilli and garlic vinegar.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

595
Calories
35g
Protein
15g
Fat
79g
Carbs

Counts 12 of 18 ingredients — the other 6 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Pork 100g cooked 242
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp (15ml) 9
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Lettuce 1 cup shredded (36g) 5
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Daikon not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0
Star Anise not in our table 0
Coriander not in our table 0
Bean not in our table 0
Kohlrabi not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 225g/8oz carrots
  • 225g/8oz mooli ( daikon
  • 2 tbsp salt
  • 120ml/4fl oz rice vinegar
  • 2 tbsp caster sugar
  • 120ml/4fl oz water
  • 2 chickenchicken
  • 1 bunch spring onions
  • 40g/1½oz garlic
  • 75g/2½oz fresh root ginger
  • 1 star anise
  • 1 tsp black or white pepper
  • 4 tbsp fish sauce
  • 4 tsp palm sugar (available at Asian grocers; substitute golden caster sugar
  • 250g/9oz minced pork
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce
  • 1½ tsp palm sugar
  • 2 tsp finely chopped garlic
  • 75g/2½oz shallots
  • ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 250g/9oz fresh fine rice noodles
  • 1 small head lettuce
  • 1 large handful fresh coriander
  • 125g/4½oz bean sprouts
  • 100g/3½oz kohlrabi
  • 4 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 2 birds'-eye chillies, sliced
  • 2 tsp finely chopped garlic
  • 4 tbsp pickled carrot

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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