Thit Nuong Com (Vietnamese Lemongrass Pork over Rice)
Grilled lemongrass pork over rice with pickles.
Ingredients
- 400 g Pork shoulder
- 400 g Jasmine rice
- 2 Lemongrass
- 3 cloves Garlic
- 3 tbsp Fish sauce
- 2 tbsp Sugar
- ¼ White radish
- 1 Carrot
- 2 tbsp Rice vinegar
Method
- Thinly slice the pork and toss with minced lemongrass, garlic, fish sauce, and sugar to marinate.
- Shred the daikon and carrot and toss with the rice vinegar to quick-pickle while you cook.
- Steam the jasmine rice until fluffy.
- Grill the marinated pork over high heat until charred at the edges and caramelised, turning the pieces as they colour.
- Plate the rice with the pork and pickles.
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About Thit Nuong Com (Vietnamese Lemongrass Pork over Rice)
Thit nuong com is a Vietnamese rice plate built around grilled lemongrass pork, the same fragrant, caramelised meat you'd find in a bun or a broken-rice com tam. Thinly sliced pork shoulder is marinated in minced lemongrass, garlic, fish sauce, and sugar, a combination that both perfumes the meat and, thanks to the sugar, chars and caramelises hard over high heat. The payoff is smoky, sweet-savoury edges on tender pork, with the lemongrass giving that unmistakable citrusy-herbal lift that defines so much Vietnamese grilling.
A plate like this lives on contrast, and the quick-pickled daikon and carrot are essential rather than decorative: their vinegar sharpness cuts the fatty, sweet pork and keeps every bite lively. Jasmine rice underneath soaks up the juices and rounds the plate into a full meal. It comes together in about forty minutes, much of it hands-off marinating and pickling, and the technique to focus on is the grill; you want real char at the edges, so keep the heat high and turn the pieces as they colour.
Thit Nuong Com (Vietnamese Lemongrass Pork over Rice): frequently asked questions
How many calories are in Thit Nuong Com (Vietnamese Lemongrass Pork over Rice)?
A serving has about 755 calories — 37.4g protein, 123g carbs, 10.6g fat, 2.8g fiber. Figures are estimated from the ingredient amounts and will shift with your portions and brands.
Is it high in protein?
Each serving has about 37.4g of protein, roughly 20% of its calories.
Is Thit Nuong Com (Vietnamese Lemongrass Pork over Rice) gluten-free?
Based on its ingredients, Thit Nuong Com (Vietnamese Lemongrass Pork over Rice) has no gluten-containing components, so it's naturally gluten-free — as always, check that any packaged ingredients you use are certified gluten-free to be safe.
How long does Thit Nuong Com (Vietnamese Lemongrass Pork over Rice) take to make?
About 40 minutes start to finish, but only around 21 of those are hands-on — the rest is largely unattended cooking time you can step away from. In the Homecooked app the timers and parallel steps are sequenced for you so the hands-on part feels even shorter.
How many servings does Thit Nuong Com (Vietnamese Lemongrass Pork over Rice) make?
This recipe makes 3 servings. In the app you can scale it up or down and the ingredient amounts adjust automatically.