Recipes · Vietnamese · Main Courses
Bún Thịt Nướng (Grilled Pork with Vermicelli)
One serving has 838 kcal and 35 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of thiamin (114%), selenium (98%), phosphorus (68%), zinc (66%), pyridoxine (64%) and niacin (58%). Ready in 45 minutes.

- Preparation: 30 min
- Cooking: 15 min
- Makes: 1 serving (433 g)
- Difficulty: Easy
- Diets: Gluten-free, Dairy-free, High protein
- Contains: fish, peanut, pork, sesame
Ingredients
- 150 g Pork shoulder, raw
- 8 g Garlic, raw
- 10 g Shallots, raw
- 12 g Fish sauce
- 12 g Sugar
- 5 g Sesame oil
- 80 g Rice noodles, dry
- 20 g Lettuce, leaf, raw
- 20 g Cucumber, raw
- 5 g Mint, fresh
- 10 g Peanuts, roasted
- 8 g Lime juice
- 60 g Water
- 15 g Carrots, raw
- 15 g Daikon radish, raw
- 3 g Vinegar, white
Method
- Slice the pork thinly and marinate with the garlic, shallot, a little of the fish sauce, half the sugar and the sesame oil for at least 20 minutes.
- Grill the pork over medium-high heat until cooked through with clear juices (74 °C/165 °F), about 3-4 minutes per side.
- Mix the remaining fish sauce, remaining sugar, lime juice and water for the dipping sauce, and toss the julienned carrot and daikon in the vinegar for a quick pickle.
- Cook the rice vermicelli in boiling water 3-4 minutes until tender, then drain and divide into bowls.
- Top the noodles with lettuce, cucumber, mint, the grilled pork, pickle and crushed peanuts, and spoon the dipping sauce over to serve.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 838 kcal | 40% |
| Carbohydrates | 87.5 g | |
| Water | 267 mL | |
| Fiber | 4 g | 14% |
| Protein | 35.2 g | 73% |
| Tryptophan | 0.41 g | |
| Threonine | 1.5 g | |
| Isoleucine | 1.5 g | |
| Leucine | 2.7 g | |
| Lysine | 2.6 g | |
| Methionine | 0.83 g | |
| Cystine | 0.46 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.5 g | |
| Tyrosine | 1.3 g | |
| Valine | 1.8 g | |
| Histidine | 1.2 g | |
| Fat | 37.6 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 16.8 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 6.2 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 5.6 g | |
| Saturated | 11 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 107 mg | |
| Calcium | 98.6 mg | 10% |
| Copper | 0.33 mg | 37% |
| Iron | 3.6 mg | 20% |
| Magnesium | 93.3 mg | 30% |
| Manganese | 0.94 mg | 52% |
| Phosphorus | 474 mg | 68% |
| Potassium | 823 mg | 18% |
| Selenium | 54 µg | 98% |
| Sodium | 1,212 mg | |
| Zinc | 5.3 mg | 66% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 1.3 mg | 114% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.51 mg | 46% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 8.1 mg | 58% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1.5 mg | 29% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.83 mg | 64% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 51.5 µg | 13% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 1.2 µg | 49% |
| Choline | 113 mg | 27% |
| Vitamin A | 214 µg | 31% |
| Vitamin C | 14.1 mg | 19% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 105 IU | 18% |
| Vitamin E | 1.1 mg | 7% |
| Vitamin K | 31.5 µg | 35% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
1.3 kg CO2e a serving: about average for main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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