Char Grilled Hmong Black Pig Skewers with Sesame Salt: Thit Lon Nuong Muoi Vung

TOTAL TIME:12 hr 21 min

Prep: 15 min

Inactive Prep:12 hr

Cook: 6 min

YIELD:4 servings

LEVEL:Easy

Ingredients

2 tablespoons sesame seeds

Salt

2 spring onions, bashed

4 tablespoons minced lemongrass

1 tablespoon sugar

1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

3 tablespoons vegetable oil

3 tablespoons fish sauce

1 tablespoon honey

1 teaspoon oyster sauce

10 1/2 ounces/300 g pork neck, finely sliced

Special equipment: 12 bamboo skewers, soaked in water for 30 minutes

Directions

Mix the sesame seeds with salt.

Place the spring onions, lemongrass, sugar, black pepper, vegetable oil, fish sauce, honey, and oyster sauce in a mixing bowl and stir to combine. Add the pork, toss to coat, then cover and marinate in the refrigerator overnight.

Preheat a grill. Thread the pork onto bamboo skewers and char grill each side for 3 minutes.

Dip into sesame salt.