Name: Vietnamese Grilled Pork Skewers
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Pork belly, cubed - 1 pound; Fresh red chile pepper, minced - 1; Lemongrass, minced - 3 stalks; Fish sauce - 3 tablespoons; Garlic, minced, or more to taste - 3 cloves; Monosodium glutamate (MSG) - 1 teaspoon; White sugar - 1 teaspoon; Chinese five-spice powder - 1 teaspoon; Bamboo skewers - 1 teaspoon; Fish sauce - ¼ cup; White sugar - ¼ cup; Fresh red chile pepper, minced, or more to taste - 1; Lime, juiced - 1; Garlic, minced, or more to taste - 5 cloves; Monosodium glutamate (MSG), or to taste - 1 teaspoon; Water - 1 cup

Ingredients for - Vietnamese Grilled Pork Skewers

1. Pork belly, cubed 1 pound

2. Fresh red chile pepper, minced 1

3. Lemongrass, minced 3 stalks

4. Fish sauce 3 tablespoons

5. Garlic, minced, or more to taste 3 cloves

6. Monosodium glutamate (MSG) 1 teaspoon

7. White sugar 1 teaspoon

8. Chinese five-spice powder 1 teaspoon

9. Bamboo skewers 1 teaspoon

10. Fish sauce ¼ cup

11. White sugar ¼ cup

12. Fresh red chile pepper, minced, or more to taste 1

13. Lime, juiced 1

14. Garlic, minced, or more to taste 5 cloves

15. Monosodium glutamate (MSG), or to taste 1 teaspoon

16. Water 1 cup

How to cook deliciously - Vietnamese Grilled Pork Skewers

1 . Stage

Combine pork belly, 1 red chile pepper, lemongrass, 3 tablespoons fish sauce, 3 cloves garlic, 1 teaspoon MSG, 1 teaspoon white sugar, and five-spice powder in a bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until marinated, 1 to 3 hours.

2 . Stage

Mix 1/4 cup fish sauce, 1/4 cup sugar, 1 red chile pepper, lime juice, 5 cloves garlic, and 1 teaspoon MSG together in a bowl. Let sit until dipping sauce flavors meld, 30 minutes to 1 hour. Pour in water.

3 . Stage

Thread the marinated pork belly onto bamboo skewers.

4 . Stage

Preheat grill for high heat and lightly oil the grate. Cook pork skewers, turning occasionally, until crisp, 8 to 10 minutes. Serve with the dipping sauce.