Lemongrass Pork Patties With Vietnamese Dipping Sauce
Fragrant and flavorful Vietnamese-style pork patties seasoned with lemongrass, garlic, and ginger, served with a traditional dipping sauce and fresh herbs wrapped in lettuce leaves.
Ingredients
- •1 pound ground pork
- •3 cloves garlic
- •¼ cup scallion greens
- •1 stalk lemongrass
- •1 tablespoon fresh ginger
- •1½ teaspoons fish sauce
- •1½ teaspoons sugar
- •½ teaspoon black pepper
- •¾ teaspoon kosher salt
- •1½ tablespoons rice vinegar
- •1 tablespoons sugar
- •¼ cup water
- •1⅓ tablespoons fish sauce
- •1 pinch crushed red pepper
- •12 leaves lettuce
- •1 bunch herb sprigs
- •1 bunch mint
- •1 bunch cilantro and Thai basil
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
In a large bowl, use your hands to mix together all of the ingredients, then form the mixture into twelve 2-inch patties (about 3/4 inch thick). Arrange the patties on a plate and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes, until firm.
30 min
- 2.
Preheat the grill for at least 10 minutes and set it up to grill over moderately high heat. Oil the grates. Grill the patties until brown grill marks form on the bottom, about 4 minutes. Flip the patties, then grill for 3 to 4 minutes longer, until cooked through but still juicy.
18 min
- 3.
In a small mixing bowl, whisk the vinegar with the sugar and water. Add the fish sauce, then taste and season with more vinegar or sugar, depending on your taste.
5 min
- 4.
Arrange the lettuce leaves and herb sprigs on a platter. To serve, wrap the pork patties and herb sprigs in lettuce and dip in the sauc
5 min
