Vietnamese spicy beef noodle soup (bún bò Huế) and a glass of rum punch. 🍲🥃
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♨️ Recipe (serves 4-6)
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1️⃣ Prepare the broth: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
• Place 2 lbs of beef/pork bones into a pot with water and boil away the impurities (5-10 mins). Dump the pot, rinse the bones, and clean the pot.
• Return the bones to the cleaned pot, add 2 lbs of beef shank, 6 stalks of bruised lemongrass, 1 peeled yellow onion, 1 tbsp salt, 1 tbsp sugar, and fill with 5 liters of water. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
• Bring to boil over high heat and lower to a simmer for 1 hour. Occasionally, skim off the scum on top to ensure clear broth.
• When the beef shank is cooked, remove it, let it cool and then slice. Meanwhile, the broth should still be simmering for another 1-2 hours.
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2️⃣ Add the Bún bò Huế flavors:
• In a pan, heat 3 tsp vegetable oil and sauté with 1 tbsp each of minced garlic, shallots and lemongrass. Add 1 tbsp chili, 2 tbsp sugar, 2 tbsp fish sauce, and 4 tbsp of the broth. Let it simmer for 5 mins and add it to the broth.
• Dissolve Vietnamese fermented shrimp paste (mắm ruốc huế) in 1 cup of water. Let it sit for 10 mins.
• In a sauce pan, bring to a boil 2 cups of water with the dissolved shrimp paste. Turn off heat and let sit for 15 mins. Sentiments will settle on the bottom so only extract the clear liquid on top and add it to the broth.
• Adjust the flavor of the broth with more fish sauce, salt, chili, and chicken/pork stock as needed. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
3️⃣ Assemble the bowl:
• Buy rice vermicelli noodles and cook it as directed by the package.
• Add a handful of noodles and the sliced beef, optional: add boiled blood cubes, shrimp patties or Vietnamese ham.
• Add the broth and garnish with chopped spring onions, cilantro, and fresh herbs. Enjoy!
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