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Pork mince in a bowl
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5 from 9 votes

Vietnamese Pork Mince

The most versatile Vietnamese Pork Mince recipe is here! Full of Vietnamese flavours we love, serve it in a homey rice bowl, delicious noodle salad or refreshing lettuce cup!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Appetizer, Dinner, Lunch, Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine: Asian, Vietnamese
Servings: 4
Author: Jeannette

Ingredients

  • 500 g (1 lbs) pork mince
  • 2 finely chopped garlic cloves
  • 4 tbsp finely chopped lemongrass
  • 1 chopped onion
  • finely chopped spring onion
  • 1 tsp salt (or to taste)
  • 1 tsp chicken bouillon powder  (affiliate link)
  • 1 tsp sugar (or to taste)
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce  (affiliate link)
  • cooking oil

Instructions

  • Heat up a wok and add some cooking oil with the garlic, onion and lemongrass. After a few minutes or when fragrant, pour it into a separate bowl.
  • Pour more cooking oil into the wok and cook the pork mince with the salt, sugar, fish sauce and chicken bouillon powder until almost cooked.
  • Add the lemongrass mixture back in and stir.
  • When the pork mince is cooked, toss in the spring onions and stir for another minute. 
  • Serve one of three ways: in a rice bowl, noodle salad or as lettuce cups!