Best Lemongrass Pork Vietnamese Noodle Salad
This recipe makes one of the biggest and most comforting bowls of food you can imagine!
Prep Time1 hour hr
Cook Time5 minutes mins
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 504kcal
Pork Marinade
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 tbsp dark brown sugar
- 1/4 cup red onion chopped
- 1 stalk lemongrass finely chopped
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 2 stalks green onions chopped
- 1 lb pork shoulder thinly sliced to one-fourth of an inch
Scallion Oil
- 1/2 cup canola oil
- 4 stems green onion chopped
Pickled Cucumber and Carrots
- 2 carrots shredded
- 1 cucumber shredded, seeds not included
Vietnamese Fish Sauce
- 1/2 cup fish sauce
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup white vinegar
- 2 tbsp garlic minced
- 1-2 pieces Thai Chiles finely chopped
Assemble Noodle Bowl
- 12 oz Rice Stick Noodles
- 1 bunch Cilantro chopped
- Ground Turkey Lumpiang Shanghai please see notes for the recipe
- 1 stalk Lemon grass Pork finely chopped
- Green Onion Oil
- Carrot and Cucumber Pickles
- Lettuce chopped
How to Cook in the Instant Pot
Cucumber and Carrot Pickles
Shred the carrots and cucumber. Place them in a medium-sized container and add salt. Let it sit for thirty minutes and squeeze out excess fluid. Transfer to a heat-proof container or plastic. Please see the notes for Daikon and Carrot Pickles Recipe.
Mix water, vinegar, and sugar in a medium-sized saucepan. Boil and pour the mixture into the carrots and cucumber. Let cook and store in the fridge.
Assemble the Noodle Salad Bowl
Place the chopped lettuce at the bottom of the bowl. Top it with the noodles, pork, pickles, and green onion oil. Pour the Vietnamese salad dressing. Embellish with cilantro, green onions, and peanuts.
Calories: 504kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 33g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Monounsaturated Fat: 20g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 46mg | Sodium: 3214mg | Potassium: 659mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 28g | Vitamin A: 5366IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 75mg | Iron: 2mg