Name: Kim Thuy’s Vietnamese Pork Skewers with Toasted Rice
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 32 skewers, approximately
Ingredients: 1/3 cup (75 ml) uncooked sticky rice; 4 lbs (2 kg) medium-lean ground pork; 1/3 cup (75 ml) sugar; 2 tablespoons (30 ml) rum; 1 tablespoon (15 ml) baking powder; 1 tablespoon (15 ml) fish sauce (nuoc mam); 1 tablespoon (15 ml) potato starch; 1 tablespoon (15 m) honey; 2 teaspoons (10 ml) salt; 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 32 disposable bamboo skewers, soaked in water for 30 minute; 4 green onions, chopped; 1/3 cup (75 ml) mixed oil (olive and peanut); 1/3 cup (75 ml) chopped unsalted peanuts

Preparation

Skewers
- In a skillet, brown the rice while stirring. Let cool. In a coffee grinder, finely grind the rice.
- In a bowl, combine the ground rice with the remaining ingredients. For each skewer, shape 60 ml (1/4 cup) of the meat mixture into a sausage and put on a stick by pressing the meat.
- In an oiled ridged skillet or on the grill, grill the skewers on each side until the meat is cooked. Place in a serving dish.
- Serve with Kim Thuy’s Sweet Potato Salad with Herbs.
Green Onion Sauce
- Meanwhile, in a saucepan, soften the onions in the oil. Coat the grilled skewers with the sauce and sprinkle with the peanuts. If desired, serve with a cucumber salad and a sweet potato salad (see recipe).
Cucumber Salad
- In a bowl, combine thinly sliced cucumbers with a little rice vinegar. Season with salt and pepper.

Kim Thuy’s Vietnamese Pork Skewers with Toasted Rice

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Ingredients

Skewers

Green Onion Sauce

Preparation

Skewers

Green Onion Sauce

Cucumber Salad

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