Grilled skewers, styled like “golden nuggets”

Grilled skewers, styled like “golden nuggets”

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Grilled Vietnamese skewers, alternating chicken, pork, translucent pork fat, and Chinese sausage: perfect for a barbecue or picnic.

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These grilled skewers, known as “golden pieces” due to their circular shape, are perfect for outdoor meals. Marinated meats and translucent pork fat alternate on each skewer.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Resting3 hr
  • Total3 hr 50 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodGrilling
  • Estimated cost$7.78 $3.89 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 14, 2026.

Ingredients

2 people
  • $1.54
  • $4.02
  • $0.86
  • $0.29
  • $0.01
  • $0.13
  • $0.03
  • $0.05
  • $0.15
  • $0.70

Prices from US supermarkets for 9 of 10 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Cut the chicken breast and pork loin into 5mm thick squares. Cut the sausages into thick slices, of the same size. ≈ 8 min
  2. Combine the meat with the five-spice powder, a little salt and pepper, sugar, powdered bouillon, rice wine, soy sauce, and oyster sauce. Marinate for about 3 hours.
  3. Cut the pork fat into pieces of equal size, mix it with sugar, and leave it in a warm place or in the sun until it becomes very translucent. ≈ 8 min
  4. Thread the chicken, fat, pork, fat, and sausage alternately onto skewers. Grill until golden brown. Serve with soy sauce and sliced chili peppers.

The bill

Grilled skewers, styled like “golden nuggets”

  • 200 g of chicken breast$1.54
  • 2 large Chinese sausages (lap cheong)$4.02
  • 100 g of pork loin$0.86
  • a little rice wine$0.29
  • salt$0.01
  • pepper$0.13
  • sugar$0.03
  • soy sauce$0.05
  • oyster sauce$0.15
  • a little bit of powdered bouillon (seasoning)$0.70

Total$7.78

that's $3.89 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 200 g of chicken breast
  • 100 g of pork neck fat
  • 2 large Chinese sausages (lap cheong)
  • 100 g of pork loin
  • a little rice wine
  • five-spice
  • salt
  • pepper
  • sugar
  • soy sauce
  • oyster sauce
  • a little bit of powdered bouillon (seasoning)

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