Celebrate Sausage S01E27 - Vietnamese Nem Nuong

fish sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: salt + water

Soy sauce is lower in calories and easier to find.

ground pork

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground chicken

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground chicken is often less expensive.

pork fat

🥗Healthier: lean pork

💰Cheaper: beef fat

Lean pork reduces fat content, while beef fat can be less costly.

rice paper

🥗Healthier: lettuce leaves

💰Cheaper: cabbage leaves

Lettuce leaves provide a fresh wrap with fewer calories.

Combine pork belly and lean pork in a food processor.

Add minced garlic, brown sugar, salt, toasted rice flour, and shallots to the processor.

Toss the ingredients until incorporated and refrigerate for about 3 hours.

Re-chill the mixture before processing to keep it cold.

Add fish sauce and ice chips to the mixture and chop until smooth and sticky.

Add achiote liquid or red food coloring for color and mix.

Form the meat mixture around skewers, pinching the tips and bases to avoid air pockets.

Cook the skewers on a griddle until they reach an internal temperature of 150-155 degrees.

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