Bun nem nuong (honey cakes with rice noodles)

Name: Bun nem nuong (honey cakes with rice noodles)
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 200 g Rice noodles; 1 red chilli pepper; 8 TABLESPOONS Sugar; 6 TABLESPOONS Fish sauce (Asian shop); 1 TABLESPOON Lime juice; 1 Spring onion; 400 g Ground pork; 2 TABLESPOONS liquid honey; 1 TABLESPOON Fish sauce; 7-10 Tbsp Salt, sugar; 1⁄2 Tsp Sambal Oelek; 3-4 Tbsp Oil; 1 TABLESPOON roasted peanuts; 1 cucumber; 1 TABLESPOON Roasted onions

AUTHOR
Benton Mccarty

DIFFICULTY
easy

RATING

COOK TIME
40 mins

TOTAL TIME
40 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 2

200 g Rice noodles
1 red chilli pepper
8 TABLESPOONS Sugar
6 TABLESPOONS Fish sauce (Asian shop)
1 TABLESPOON Lime juice
1 Spring onion
400 g Ground pork
2 TABLESPOONS liquid honey
1 TABLESPOON Fish sauce
7-10 Tbsp Salt, sugar
1⁄2 Tsp Sambal Oelek
3-4 Tbsp Oil
1 TABLESPOON roasted peanuts
1 cucumber
1 TABLESPOON Roasted onions

Directions

1
Pour boiling water over rice noodles and let them swell for about 5 minutes. Then drain, rinse with cold water and let it cool down.
2
For the dressing, clean and wash the chilli and chop very finely with the seeds. Simmer 8 tbsp. sugar and 6 tbsp. fish sauce in a pot while stirring until the sugar has dissolved. Stir in chilli and lime juice and let dressing cool down.
3
For the meatballs, clean and wash the spring onion and cut into fine rings. Knead minced meat, spring onion, honey, fish sauce, approx. 1⁄2 tsp salt, approx. 1 tsp sugar and sambal oelek. Form approx. 20 small flat meatballs.
4
Heat the oil in a large frying pan. Fry the meatballs in portions on each side for 2-3 minutes. Attention - they burn quickly because of the honey!
5
Coarsely chop the peanuts. Wash cucumber, first cut lengthwise into slices, then into strips. Serve with the rice noodles and meatballs. Add dressing. Sprinkle with peanuts and fried onions.
6
This is accompanied by pickled vegetables and fresh herbs such as coriander and mint.