Thit Heo Nuong Xa – Vietnamese Lemongrass Pork, a Minimax cook

Stormbringer · October 2018

I saw these made by @CPARKTX last year and thought they looked fantastic. It's taken me a year to getting around to making them, and they did not disappoint. Absolutely fantastic, and reminded both myself and SWMBO of the chargrilled pork we'd enjoy from street food vendors in Saigon. Recipe linked below:

https://www.thecooksdigest.co.uk/2018/10/19/thit-heo-nuong-xa-vietnamese-lemongrass-pork/

Grinding the aromatics with a pestle and mortar:

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Pork coated before being covered and placed in the fridge to marinate:

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The Minimax is ready!

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Grilling:

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Overhead served shot:

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Served with sweet Thai chili and turmeric fried rice:

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Thanks for looking!

lkapigian · October 2018

Great pictures, great cook...love lemongrass

The_Stache · October 2018

Sounds tasty!! Wonder how this would work on a port butt.....

caliking · October 2018

Oh yes ! That looks absolutely wonderful.

I'm yet to be disappointed after clicking on one of your threads.

Stormbringer · October 2018

Thanks folks!

@The_Stache maybe. Let us know how it goes.

@caliking ok ... so for my next post, reverse seared tofu with a dry quinoa salad.

The_Stache · October 2018

Stormbringer said:

Thanks folks!
@The_Stache maybe. Let us know how it goes.
@caliking ok ... so for my next post, reverse seared tofu with a dry quinoa salad.

Been marinading with this concoction overnight.... putting the butt on the grill for some low and slow as soon as temp stabilizes on the grill.

I'll let you know how it turns out.

The_Stache · October 2018

Stormbringer · October 2018

The_Stache said:

Looks good! The lemongrass looks a bit chunky, but I’m sure it’ll turn out fine.

SaltySam · October 2018

Wow. Double wow. I love everything about this post. Fantastic pictures, great recipe.

The_Stache · October 2018

Yeah.. our Lemongrass plant is less than a year old so finding the soft “treasure” was a challenge. Did a lot of chopping and hammering just to get it down to that size. Hoping the flavors come through. Thanks again for your sharing the idea and recipe! We’ll see where it goes.

caliking · October 2018

Stormbringer said:

Thanks folks!
@The_Stache maybe. Let us know how it goes.
@caliking ok ... so for my next post, reverse seared tofu with a dry quinoa salad.

I have nothing against tofu or quinoa. Especially if you’re the one cooking

I’d be all over it!

JohnInCarolina · October 2018

Great looking meal! I’ll have to try these.

The_Stache · October 2018

Dude!!! Just pulled the Butt that I marinated with your recipe recommendation!!! Holy Moly! ThAt permeated the entire Butt!!! The flavors were fabulous!!! Thank you!!!

bgebrent · October 2018

Fantastic brother!

lousubcap · October 2018

Always a great cook, documentation and magazine quality photos. Dang- as above, your posts are an inspiration.

Photo Egg · October 2018

caliking said:

Stormbringer said:

Thanks folks!
@The_Stache maybe. Let us know how it goes.
@caliking ok ... so for my next post, reverse seared tofu with a dry quinoa salad.

I have nothing against tofu or quinoa.

You take that back!

CPARKTX · October 2018

Wow, beautiful, nice job.

Stormbringer · October 2018

@The_Stache excellent, SWMBO has decided to do that with our next pork butt.

@caliking haha!

@Photo Egg I would tend to agree.

@CPARKTX thanks for the inspiration.

The_Stache · October 2018

20stone · October 2018

Great cook!

The_Stache · October 2018

Stormbringer said:

@The_Stache excellent, SWMBO has decided to do that with our next pork butt.

@caliking haha!

@Photo Egg I would tend to agree.

@CPARKTX thanks for the inspiration.

@Stormbringer... just a note... I went a bit stronger on the fish sauce than the 1 tbs from the recipe (probably 2-3 tbs) since I was marinating!

I also did not apply any smoke to the butt.

Had leftover lemongrass pulled pork and loaded cole slaw for lunch yesterday and had a smile on my face all day!!!

Thanks again!!!!

northGAcock · October 2018

I’m going with Gawjus on this one!

Stormbringer · October 2018

The_Stache said:

Stormbringer said:

@The_Stache excellent, SWMBO has decided to do that with our next pork butt.

@caliking haha!

@Photo Egg I would tend to agree.

@CPARKTX thanks for the inspiration.

@Stormbringer... just a note... I went a bit stronger on the fish sauce than the 1 tbs from the recipe (probably 2-3 tbs) since I was marinating!

I also did not apply any smoke to the butt.

Had leftover lemongrass pulled pork and loaded cole slaw for lunch yesterday and had a smile on my face all day!!!

Thanks again!!!!

I find fish sauce can vary in strength, but yeah I did limit it as neither SWMBO or myself prefer it in the background. I’m liking the coleslaw concept.

The_Stache · October 2018

mlc2013 · October 2018

looks fantastic

Thit Heo Nuong Xa – Vietnamese Lemongrass Pork, a Minimax cook

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