Spring roll filling with pork, vermicelli and mushrooms
The Vietnamese spring rolls: a filling made of ground pork, vermicelli noodles, carrots, onions, black fungus and shiitake mushrooms, bound together with …
This “nem” dish combines ground pork, rice vermicelli, vegetables, and fragrant mushrooms. The eggs bind the mixture together, and the seasoning is adjusted to taste with nuoc-mâm. Allow approximately 45 minutes, including preparation time.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time45 min
- Cook time7 min
- Resting2 hr
- Total2 hr 52 min
- DifficultyMedium
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodmixture
- Estimated cost$6.83 $1.71 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
- Low lactose
Ingredients
- $0.21
- $0.66
- $1.27
- $0.39
- $0.80
- $0.08
- $0.08
- $0.03
- $0.71
- $0.78
- $0.16
- $0.27
- $1.39
Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 13 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Wash the meat, then finely chop it. If possible, pulse it in a food processor designed for meat: this will give you a better result. ≈ 8 min
- Next, finely chop the onion and carrot. ≈ 8 min
- Soak the vermicelli in warm water, around 30 degrees Celsius, until they are soft, then drain them and cut them into desired lengths.
- Add the fragrant mushrooms and black mushrooms to water, then chop them finely.
- Wash the soybeans, scallions, and cilantro, then chop them. Combine all the prepared ingredients in a large salad bowl or frying pan.
- Season with nuoc-mâm, oil, pepper, and powdered bouillon. If you prefer to soak the spring rolls in a fish sauce, reduce the amount of salt slightly. Finally, add the eggs and mix everything well.
The bill
Spring roll filling with pork, vermicelli and mushrooms
- 1 onion$0.21
- 150 g of soybean sprouts$0.66
- 100 g of soy vermicelli$1.27
- 1 carrot$0.39
- 2 eggs$0.80
- 15 grams of dried, fragrant mushrooms$0.08
- 15 grams of dried black mushrooms$0.08
- 15 grams of fresh onion$0.03
- fresh cilantro$0.71
- Noodle soup$0.78
- oil$0.16
- pepper$0.27
- Powdered broth$1.39
Total$6.83
that's $1.71 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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