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One of the reasons I love living where I live, is that the area is very multicultural. Next door to the pizza store is a Russian Restaurant, next to a Chinese bakery, next to a Malaysian cafe, next to a bagel store. This, all within a few blocks from my home. I am very big on variety of foods and cuisines and having so many different foods is a big treat. One of my favorite places to eat, is a Vietnamese place about two blocks from my house. Their pho is to die for! My husband and I usually order our separate pho bowls and we share a Vietnamese BBQ Pork dish that is incredible. I always crave this pork dish and I decided try and make it. This recipe definitely comes close and it absolutely delicious but its no where near as good at this restaurant. Even so, I will definitely be making this dish again.

Ingredients For Pork:
2 1/2 tablespoons of garlic, minced

5 tablespoons of fish sauce

4 tablespoons of sugar

1/2 teaspoon of ground black pepper

2 lbs of pork shoulder, sliced thinly

Ingredients for Dipping Sauce (Nuoc Cham):

1/4 cup of sugar

Juice of 1 lemon

1/3 cup of fish sauce

1/2 cup of water

1 teaspoon of garlic, minced

1 carrot, thinly sliced

1 – 2 teaspoons of sriracha (depending on your taste)

Extras:

1 package of rice vermicelli

1 head of lettuce, shredded (I omitted this)

1 bunch of mint

Directions:

1. Combine ingredients for marinade and allow pork to marinade for at least 3-4 hours.
2. Combine ingredients for sauce and refrigerate until ready to use.
3. Place oven rack near the broiler and turn on the broiler.
4. Place pork pieces (without marinade) on a large baking tray. Do not overlap any of the pieces.
5. Broil pork pieces for about 5-7 minutes, each side, depending on how thinly you sliced the pork (very thin, reduce cooking time, very thick, increase cooking time)
6. Remove pork onto a place and cover to rest.
7. Set a large pot of water to boil
8. When boiling, add vermicelli noodles and cook until tender (according to the package). I cooked mine for 2-4 minutes.
9. Drain and rinse with cold water.
10. Place noodles on a large plate and top with pork, lettuce and mint.

Serve with Nuoc Cham, hoisin sauce or peanut sauce (recipe coming soon).