Vietnamese Pork Skewers

By dedmund

Ingredients

• Serves 6 to 8 (about 20 skewers)
• Prep Time 20 to 30 minutes,
• plus 6 hours marinating time
• Cooking Time 6 to 8 minutes
• 1 cup fish sauce (patis)
• 1/2 cup fresh lemongrass, chopped
• 4 bird's eye chilies, chopped
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup chopped shallots
• juice from 2 limes
• 1 1/2 kilos skinless pork shoulder or
• pork kasim, sliced into thin chunks
• barbecue sticks, soaked in water
• pandan leaves, cut into 4-inch strips

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from yummy.ph

Preparation

Step 1

1 In a large bowl, combine fish sauce, lemongrass, chilies, brown sugar, shallots, and lime juice. Add the pork chunks and massage the marinade into the meat.

2 Thread pork chunks through the skewers, and tie a pandan strip on the pointed end of the sticks. Marinate for 6 hours or overnight.

3 Grill over hot charcoal, about 2 to 3 minutes on each side, until the pork is lightly browned. Serve with Vietnamese Noodle Salad.