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Bún Bò Huế Vietnamese Spicy Beef Noodles Soup Recipe & Video
Ingredients
  • subheading: For the Meat Toppings (Optional):
  • 1lb tenton
  • 1lb pork blood
  • 1 large sliced ginger
  • subheading: For the Main Soup:
  • 6 lbs beefy ‘neck’ bones (or beefy bone-in beef shank)
  • 2 lbs boneless beef shank (thit bo bap)
  • ⅓ pineapple, peeled and cut into large chunks
  • 12 stalks fresh lemongrass, trimmed off the upper halves and bruised the stalks then tie up in a bunch
  • 1 large yellow onion, skin peeled
  • 1 large piece fresh ginger (palm size), sliced in half length wise
  • 4 tsp salt
  • 1 Tbsp chicken bouillon
  • 1 one-inch knob of rock-candied sugar or 2 Tbsp sugar
  • subheading: For the Meatballs:
  • 1 loaf Vietnamese uncooked processed ham/sausage (gio song/cha lua song) [Store-bought, can be purchased at most Vietnamese grocery stores in the freezer section]
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • ¼ lb ground pork
  • 3 cloves garlic, chopped (approximately 1 tsp)
  • 1 Tbsp chopped shallot
  • 2 green onions chopped
  • 1 tsp red paprika powder or dry bun bo hue seasoning*
  • ½ tsp sugar
  • 2 Tbsp fish sauce
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • subheading: For the Sate:
  • 4 Tbsp cooking oil
  • 5 cloves garlic, finely chopped (approximately 2 tsp)
  • 3 Tbsp finely chopped lemongrass (frozen ones ok)
  • ¼ cup shallots, sliced
  • 1 Tbsp fish sauce
  • 1 Tbsp crushed red peppers (optional)
  • 2 Tbsp red paprika powder or dry bun bo hue seasoning*
  • subheading: For the Main Soup Seasoning:
  • 6 Tbsp fish sauce
  • 3 Tbsp Bun bo hue seasoning Sauce
  • 1 Tbsp fine shrimp paste (mam tom/ruoc), optional
  • subheading: For the Garnishes & Noodles:
  • Thick rice vermicelli noodles (cook 30 to 45 minutes prior)
  • Chopped cilantro
  • Lime wedges
  • Yellow onions, thinly sliced
  • Banana blossom or green cabbage, thinly sliced (optional)
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