Chris Baber Vietnamese-style Noodle Recipe | Bun Cha

Ingredients

• 500g pork mince
• 1 small iceberg lettuce, shredded
• 4 carrots, grated
• 4 spring onions, chopped
• 2 red chillies, sliced
• 1 small bunch of Thai or regular basil or mint, leaves picked
• 300g vermicelli rice noodles
• 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil
• 1 tbsp vegetable oil
• 4 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
• 2 tsp caster sugar
• 1 tbsp fish sauce
• 1 tsp ground black pepper
• 1 small red onion, finely chopped
• 350ml water
• 75g caster sugar
• 100ml fish sauce
• juice of 2 limes