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

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.