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pork belly

🥗Healthier: chicken thighs

💰Cheaper: pork loin

Chicken thighs reduce fat while maintaining flavor.

fish sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: salt

Soy sauce offers a similar umami flavor.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey adds sweetness with a unique flavor.

rice vermicelli noodles

🥗Healthier: zucchini noodles

💰Cheaper: spaghetti

Zucchini noodles are lower in carbs.

Add 1 pound of ground pork to a bowl.

Chop and add minced garlic, shallots, and the white parts of the green onions to the ground pork mixture.

Add brown sugar, fish sauce, oyster sauce, and black pepper to the mixture.

If available, add lemongrass to the mixture and mix well.

Form the mixture into small patties.

Heat oil in a pan over medium-high heat and cook the patties until browned, flipping to brown both sides.

Optionally, add brown sugar and water to the pan to help caramelize the patties.

Prepare scallion oil by adding hot neutral oil over the green parts of the green onion.

Serve the meatballs in the dipping sauce (Nước Mắm) with a side of vermicelli noodles and fresh herbs.

Dip the rice vermicelli noodles into the broth or pour fish sauce on top.

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