Ginger & Prawn Dumplings With Bun Cha

Ginger & Prawn Dumplings With Bun Cha

Recipe By Michael Weldon

Ingredients

Nhoc Cham 

  • 3 tbsp fish sauce

  • 3 tbsp caster sugar

  • 2 tbsp white vinegar

  • 2 tbsp lime juice

  • 1 birdseye chilli, diced fine

  • 2 garlic cloves, grated

  • splash of water

Salad

  • 200 g vermicelli noodles, hydrated and chilled in ice water

  • 1 carrot, julienned 

  • 1 baby cos lettuce, sliced thinly

  • 1 bunch coriander

  • 50 g bean shoots

Method

  • Add a dash of oil into the pan and cook the dumplings according to the instruction on the packet or until they are nice and golden. Set aside.

  • In a bowl mix together the nhoc cham ingredients into a smooth sauce.

  • To build the bun cha bowls, start with a pile of vermicelli on the bottom. Top with a pile of carrot, lettuce, coriander, and bean shoots. Add the dumplings on top. Dress with the nhoc cham and serve a little extra on the side.