Vietnamese BBQ Shrimp Vermicelli
Vietnamese BBQ Shrimp Vermicelli or Bun Tom Heo Nuong is a delicious and healthy noodle dish with shrimp and lots of vegetables, served with a sauce.
Servings: 3 people
Ingredients
- 8 oz (250g) rice sticks
- 12 medium-sized shrimp shelled (but leave tail intact) and deveined
- 3 lettuce leaves thinly cut
- 1/2 cucumber cut into thin strips
- 1 cup fresh bean sprouts
- 1/2 carrot peeled and cut into thin strips
- cilantro leaves coarsely chopped
- mint leaves coarsely chopped
- perilla leaves coarsely chopped, optional
- Thai basil leaves coarsely chopped, optional
- 3 tablespoons roasted peanuts coarsely ground
BBQ Shrimp Marinade:
- 1 teaspoon fish sauce
- 3 dashes black pepper powder
- 1 pinch turmeric powder
Nuoc Cham (Fish Sauce or Vietnamese Dipping Sauce) Recipe
- 1/4 cup fish sauce
- 1/2 cup warm water
- 1/4 cup sugar if you like it sweeter, +1 tablespoon sugar
- 3 tablespoons lime juice
Instructions
- Cook the rice sticks according to the package instructions. After cooking, rinse thoroughly with cold water, drain in a colander, and set aside.
- Marinate the shrimp with all the ingredients in the BBQ Shrimp Marinade for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare and cut all the vegetables and herbs.
- Fire up your BBQ pit and grill the shrimp until they are cooked through. Divide the rice sticks, vegetables, and herbs into 3 portions and transfer them to 3 bowls, placing the rice sticks on top of the vegetables and herbs.
- Transfer 4 shrimp to each serving, sprinkle with ground peanuts, and pour some nuoc cham (fish sauce) over the noodles. Serve immediately.
Nuoc Cham (Fish Sauce or Vietnamese Dipping Sauce) Recipe
- Add fish sauce, water, sugar, and lime juice to a small bowl and mix well. Make sure the sugar is completely dissolved.
Notes
To jazz up the taste, add some garlic chili sauce and mix well with the fish sauce (nuoc cham) before serving.
For the nuoc cham recipe, different brand of fish sauce tastes differently, so adjust the sugar, warm water level to your liking. If it's too salty or strong for your taste, add more water and sugar.
For fish sauce, I recommend 3 Crabs brand Fish Sauce.
For the nuoc cham recipe, different brand of fish sauce tastes differently, so adjust the sugar, warm water level to your liking. If it's too salty or strong for your taste, add more water and sugar.
For fish sauce, I recommend 3 Crabs brand Fish Sauce.
Nutrition
Serving: 3people | Calories: 459kcal | Carbohydrates: 87g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 35mg | Sodium: 1901mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 20g