Nem Nướng Vietnamese Grilled Pork Sausage

Nem Nướng is a Vietnamese grilled pork sausage made with seasoned pork paste, giò sống, pork fat, garlic, shallots, fish sauce, and spices. The mixture is shaped around skewers and grilled until smoky, golden, and springy. This recipe creates a traditional Vietnamese sharing platter with grilled pork skewers, bánh hỏi, rice paper, fresh herbs, cucumber, pickled vegetables, and a thick pork-shrimp dipping sauce.

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Step 1

Cut pork back fat into small cubes, blanch briefly, then coat with sugar and dry until slightly translucent. This helps create juicy fat pieces inside the grilled nem nướng.

Step 2

Finely mince shallots and garlic. Reserve a small amount for the dipping sauce and use the remaining aromatics for the pork mixture.

Step 3

Combine ground pork, giò sống, seasonings, aromatics, tapioca starch, and prepared pork fat. Mix until the mixture becomes sticky, glossy, and cohesive.

Step 4

Cover the pork mixture and refrigerate until firm. Keeping the mixture cold helps develop the springy texture of nem nướng.

Step 5

Coat hands with oil, divide the pork mixture into portions, and shape each portion evenly around bamboo skewers.

Step 6

Mix honey, water, oyster sauce, and annatto oil to create the finishing glaze.

Step 7

Cook the skewers over charcoal or another heat source until browned and cooked through. Brush with glaze near the end to create a glossy caramelized surface.

Step 8

Cook pork and shrimp with aromatics, then combine with soybean sauce, hoisin sauce, peanut butter, and seasonings. Blend and thicken until smooth.

Step 9

Serve grilled nem nướng with rice paper, bánh hỏi, lettuce, herbs, cucumber, pickled vegetables, and dipping sauce. Wrap the ingredients together before eating.

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