Lemongrass Shrimp Vermicelli Bowls
Cool rice vermicelli bowls topped with lemongrass and garlic-marinated grilled shrimp, fresh herbs, pickled vegetables, and a nuoc cham dipping sauce.
- Total time
- 30 min
- Servings
- 2
- Calories
- 380
- Protein
- 26g

Ingredients
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Step 1
Marinate shrimp with lemongrass, 1 tbsp fish sauce, half the garlic, and oil for 10 minutes.
Step 2
Make nuoc cham: combine remaining fish sauce, lime juice, sugar, minced garlic, and chili. Stir until sugar dissolves.
Step 3
Soak vermicelli in boiling water for 5 minutes, drain, and rinse under cold water.
Step 4
Grill or pan-fry shrimp 2 minutes per side. Assemble bowls with vermicelli, shrimp, carrot, cucumber, mint, and cilantro. Drizzle nuoc cham generously over the top.
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