Vietnam

Nem Chua

Name: Nem Chua
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 10 pieces
Cuisine: Vietnam
Ingredients: 500 g Lean ground pork; 100 g Pork skin (cooked); 2 tbsp Roasted ground rice; some of each Garlic & chili; some of each Sugar & salt; for wrapping Banana leaves

Vietnamese fermented pork sausage

Nem chua is a fermented Vietnamese pork sausage that develops a pleasant tang through lactic fermentation.

Wrapped in banana leaves it matures for a few days and is enjoyed raw with garlic, chili and pepper.

Servings10 pieces

Time40 min + fermentation

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Lean ground pork500 g
Pork skin (cooked)100 g
Roasted ground rice2 tbsp
Garlic & chilisome of each
Sugar & saltsome of each
Banana leavesfor wrapping

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Mix pork with finely cut skin, sugar and salt.
Fold in roasted rice and garlic.
Portion with a chili and a piece of garlic each.
Wrap tightly in banana leaves.
Ferment warm for a few days, then serve cool.

Make it original

Roasted rice for nem chua is in the Asia Boutique.

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