Crispy liver and papaya salad

Crispy liver and papaya salad

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A delicious chicken salad, featuring roasted chicken, vegetables, and seafood, perfect for a light meal.

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This recipe for “grilled pork and cucumber salad” is a delightful variation of Vietnamese cuisine. It combines the sweetness of cucumber with the saltiness of grilled pork, while also adding a refreshing touch with herbs and seafood.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time15 min
  • Resting1 hr
  • Total1 hr 45 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodpan, refrigerator
  • Estimated cost$5.96 $1.49 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.79
  • $2.57
  • $0.01
  • $0.03
  • $0.00
  • $0.02
  • $2.54

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Wash and peel the cucumber. Slice it thinly. ≈ 8 min
  2. Rinse the pork loin and pat it dry. Finely chop the meat. ≈ 8 min
  3. In a bowl, combine the black soy sauce, regular soy sauce, salt, sugar, and garlic powder. ≈ 4 min
  4. Place the pork in the sauce mixture and let it marinate in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
  5. In a pan, brown the pork over high heat until it is golden brown. Remove from the heat and let it rest.
  6. In a pot, combine the boiling water with the various herbs and lime juice.
  7. Chop the herbs into small pieces and add them to the pork. ≈ 8 min
  8. Serve immediately with the accompanying sauce. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Crispy liver and papaya salad

  • 1 cucumber$0.79
  • 300 g of pork loin$2.57
  • 1/2 teaspoon of black soy sauce$0.01
  • 1 teaspoon of soy sauce$0.03
  • 1 teaspoon of sugar$0.00
  • 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder (Allium sativum)$0.02
  • 2 limes$2.54

Total$5.96

that's $1.49 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 cucumber
  • 300 g of pork loin
  • 1/2 teaspoon of black soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon of soy sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon of salt
  • 1 teaspoon of sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder (Allium sativum)
  • usually 2 cups (or boiling water if no broth is available)
  • 3 or 4 different herbs (chives, cilantro, parsley)
  • 2 limes

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