Lemongrass Beef With Rice Noodles Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 lemongrass stalk (white part only), thinly sliced
• 1 tsp black peppercorns
• 1 tsp caster sugar
• 300 gm coarsely minced beef
• 1 tbsp fish sauce
• 250 gm rice vermicelli
• 1½ tbsp vegetable oil
• 100 gm (1 cup, loosely packed) bean sprouts
• ½ cup (loosely packed) coriander
• ½ cup (loosely packed) Vietnamese mint
• ½ cup (loosely packed) holy basil
• Thinly sliced birdseye chilli, to serve
• Lime-chilli dressing
• 2 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
• 1-2 birdseye chillies, coarsely chopped
• 1½ tbsp caster sugar
• 2 tbsp fish sauce
• 1½ tbsp lime juice
• 1½ tbsp rice vinegar