Grilled Lemongrass Pork Recipe

Ingredients

• 1cup rice wine vinegar
• ¼cup granulated sugar
• 8ounces carrots (about 2 large carrots), cut into matchsticks or julienned on a mandolin
• 8ounces daikon, cut into matchsticks or julienned on a mandolin
• 1tablespoon kosher salt (such as Diamond Crystal)
• 1tablespoon baking soda
• 1½pounds pork shoulder steaks (¼-inch thick) or thin-cut pork chops (about 4 steaks or chops)
• 3stalks lemongrass white and light green parts only, tough outer layers discarded, roughly chopped
• 1large shallot, roughly chopped
• 5garlic cloves, crushed
• 6tablespoons palm sugar or light brown sugar
• ¼cup fish sauce
• 1teaspoon cornstarch
• 2tablespoons vegetable oil, plus more for the grill
• 3tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice (from 2 limes)
• 2tablespoons granulated sugar
• 2tablespoons fish sauce
• 1 2bird's eye or Thai chiles, thinly sliced
• 1garlic clove, finely grated
• Cooked rice vermicelli noodles
• Chopped roasted peanuts, sliced cucumber, cilantro and mint leaves and lime wedges