Nem Nuong

Ingredients

• 1 pound fresh leg of pork 402D, outside muscle, untrimmed, ground
• 2 heads garlic minced, use less or more according to taste
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon fish sauce
• 1/2 tablespoon kosher salt
• 1/2 tablespoon black pepper fresh ground
• 4 teaspoons Alsa Baking Powder or 1 small Alsa baking powder, single acting
• 2 fluidounces water
• 1 teaspoon caramel syrup
• 1 package rice paper wrapper
• rice paper As needed
• rice paper Fried, rolled and fried to be served wrapped on the inside or on the side with
• lettuce leaves As needed
• cucumbers As needed, thin sliced
• pickled carrots
• daikon
• mint leaves As needed
• cilantro leaves As needed, with stems
• chives As needed, whole
• basil leaves As needed
• 6 tablespoons water
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice or lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 1 teaspoon garlic minced
• green onion To taste
• thai chiles To taste