Name: Craving-Vietnamese Salad
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Mirin (Japanese sweet wine) - ¼ cup; Soy sauce - 3 tablespoons; Fish sauce - 3 tablespoons; Sriracha sauce, or more to taste - 1 tablespoon; Brown sugar - 1 tablespoon; Minced garlic - 1 tablespoon; Thin-cut boneless pork chops, sliced very thinly - 1 pound; Vegetable oil - 1 tablespoon; Rice vermicelli noodles - 1 (8 ounce) package; Cooked and peeled shrimp - 1 pound; Scallions, thinly sliced - 1 bunch; Red leaf lettuce, coarsely shredded - 1 head; Matchstick-cut carrots - 1 ½ cups; Cucumber - peeled, seeded, and cut into 1-inch matchsticks - 1; Red bell pepper, cut into 1-inch matchsticks - ½; Cilantro, stems discarded - 1 bunch; Bottled Asian sesame dressing - ½ cup; Mirin (Japanese sweet wine) - ⅓ cup; Fish sauce - ¼ cup; Sriracha sauce, or more to taste - 1 tablespoon; Salted peanuts - ¾ cup

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45 min.

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Ingredients for - Craving-Vietnamese Salad

1. Mirin (Japanese sweet wine) - ¼ cup

2. Soy sauce - 3 tablespoons

3. Fish sauce - 3 tablespoons

4. Sriracha sauce, or more to taste - 1 tablespoon

5. Brown sugar - 1 tablespoon

6. Minced garlic - 1 tablespoon

7. Thin-cut boneless pork chops, sliced very thinly - 1 pound

8. Vegetable oil - 1 tablespoon

9. Rice vermicelli noodles - 1 (8 ounce) package

10. Cooked and peeled shrimp - 1 pound

11. Scallions, thinly sliced - 1 bunch

12. Red leaf lettuce, coarsely shredded - 1 head

13. Matchstick-cut carrots - 1 ½ cups

14. Cucumber - peeled, seeded, and cut into 1-inch matchsticks - 1

15. Red bell pepper, cut into 1-inch matchsticks - ½

16. Cilantro, stems discarded - 1 bunch

17. Bottled Asian sesame dressing - ½ cup

18. Mirin (Japanese sweet wine) - ⅓ cup

19. Fish sauce - ¼ cup

20. Sriracha sauce, or more to taste - 1 tablespoon

21. Salted peanuts - ¾ cup

How to cook deliciously - Craving-Vietnamese Salad

1. Stage

Combine 1/4 cup mirin, soy sauce, 3 tablespoons fish sauce, 1 tablespoon sriracha sauce, brown sugar, and garlic in a bowl. Stir in pork. Let marinate in the refrigerator, 1 to 4 hours.

2. Stage

Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add pork, discarding marinade; cook and stir until lightly browned, 5 to 10 minutes. Drain excess juices and allow to cool to room temperature, about 15 minutes.

3. Stage

Place noodles in a large bowl and cover with boiling water. Let soak until softened, about 5 minutes. Drain and cut into short lengths.

4. Stage

Combine drained noodles, shrimp, scallions, lettuce, carrots, cucumber, red bell pepper, and cilantro in a large bowl to make salad. Stir in pork.

5. Stage

Mix sesame dressing, 1/3 cup mirin, 1/4 cup fish sauce, and 1 tablespoon sriracha sauce in a bowl to make dressing. Pour over salad and toss until well-mixed.

6. Stage

Grind peanuts coarsely in a food processor. Sprinkle on top of the salad.