Vietnamese Pork Bowl Recipe

Ingredients

• 125 g thin rice vermicelli noodles
• 20 store-bought spring rolls
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 500 g minced (ground) pork (or minced chicken)
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tbsp tamari or all-purpose soy sauce
• 1 tbsp dark soy sauce (see note 1)
• 1 tbsp rice wine vinegar
• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• 2 gem lettuce heads, leaves removed
• 2 handfuls bean sprouts
• 2 carrots, grated or julienned
• 1 handful picked mint leaves
• 2 limes, halved
• 125 ml water
• 60 ml fish sauce
• 55 g white (granulated) sugar
• 60 ml lime juice
• 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
• 1 bird's eye chilli, deseeded and finely chopped (optional)