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

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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.