Vermicelli noodles (Bun Ga Nuong) topped with your favorite veggies and Vietnamese lemongrass chicken. Laced with Nuoc Cham, the famous dipping sauce that’s served with everything in Vietnam.
Servings: 5
Prep Time 1 hourhour10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 1 hourhour10 minutesminutes
Total Time 20 minutesminutes
Ingredients:
1.5lbchicken thigh fillets
Chicken Marinade:
1tablespoongarlicchopped
½sliced of medium-size onion/shallot
2tablespoonbrown sugar
1stalk of lemongrasstrimmed and chopped
¼teaspoonblack pepper
1 ½teaspoondark soy sauce
1 ½tablespoonfish sauce
1tablespoonvegetable oil
Nouc Cham (Vietnamese Sauce):
½cupfish sauce
¼cuprice vinegar
5tablespoonwater
3tablespoonbrown sugar
1small garlic clovefinely chopped
1Thai red chilifinely chopped
¼cupfresh lime juice
Vietnamese Noodle Bowl Toppings:
7ozdried vermicelli noodles
2cucumberjulienned
2carrotsjulienned
5cupsiceberg lettucefinely sliced
3cupsbean sprouts
A handful of mint leaves
A handful of cilantro/coriander
Garnish:
Sliced red chilioptional
2Lime wedges
Instructions:
Prep the Marinade:
In a blender, combine sugar, garlic, shallots, and lemongrass and process to a fine mixture. Then, add the pepper, soy sauce, fish sauce, and oil. Blend to combine well to get that smooth texture.
Place the chicken in a ziplock bag, pour the marinade mixture. Toss and turn to coat the chicken well. Seal the ziplock bag and marinate for about an hour or refrigerate up to 24 hours (recommended).
Grill the Chicken:
Once ready to use, let the marinated chicken sit at room temperature or 30 minutes to remove some chill before grilling.
Preheat a grill to medium-high. Grill the chicken for 6-8 minutes turning them on both sides or until cooked.
Nick with a knife to test the doneness and transfer to a plate once ready.
Nuoc Cham Sauce:
In a bowl, combine all the ingredients and stir well to dissolve the sugar. You can adjust the spiciness, the sweetness and lime according to your taste. Set aside for 20 minutes to let the ingredients mend together.
Assemble:
Soak the vermicelli noodles in hot water (or check the package instructions). But I cooked the vermicelli for 7 minutes as per package instructions. Drain and rinse in cold water to stop the noodles from sticking together.
Arrange the noodles in a bowl, top with the toppings and the sliced chicken. Drizzle with the Nuoc Cham sauce (2-3 tablespoon or more according to your taste) and serve with lime wedges.
Please note that all nutrition information are just estimates. Values will vary among brands, so we encourage you to calculate these on your own for most accurate results.
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Course: Main Course, Recipe
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Keywords: Bun Ga nuong, Bun Ga Nuong recipe, Ga Nuong recipe, Vietnamese chicken, Vietnamese Lemongrass chicken, Vietnamese noodle bowl recipe, Vietnamese Vermicelli