Vietnamese pork salad

Category: 

Pork

Area: 

Vietnamese

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Ingredients

  • Golden Caster Sugar  -  1 tsp
  • Lime  -  Juice of 2
  • Red Chilli  -  1 chopped
  • Coriander  -  Handful
  • Sesame Seed Oil  -  1 tablespoon
  • Fish Sauce  -  1 tablespoon
  • Soy Sauce  -  1 tablespoon
  • Pork Tenderloin  -  500g
  • Vegetable Oil  -  For brushing
  • White Cabbage  -  1/4
  • Cucumber  -  1 chopped
  • Celery  -  5 chopped
  • Spring Onions  -  3 sliced thinly
  • Red Chilli  -  1 chopped
  • Lemongrass Stalks  -  2 chopped
  • Lime  -  Zest of 1
  • Coriander  -  Handful
  • Mint  -  Handful

Instructions

step 1
The day before: make the dressing. Put the sugar and lime juice in a pan with 1 tbsp water and bring to the boil to dissolve the sugar. Add the chilli and coriander and stir well, then pulse in a blender until smooth. Tip into a bowl, then stir in the sesame oil, fish sauce, soy sauce and sesame seeds to make a dressing. Cover and chill until needed.

step 2
Two hours before serving: heat a griddle pan. Preheat the oven to 200C/gas 6/fan 180C. Brush the pork with oil and griddle on all sides for a few minutes until seared. Transfer to a baking tray and put in the oven for about 10-12 minutes until cooked through. Cool, thinly slice against the grain of the meat. Tip into a bowl and pour over half the dressing.

step 3
To serve: toss the remaining salad ingredients in a bowl with the remaining dressing. Pile on to a platter, top with the pork slices and spoon over any juices.