Cooking Vietnamese At Home...This Is Incredible

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: tofu

Tofu provides a plant-based protein option.

fish sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: salt

Soy sauce is easier to find and provides umami flavor.

rice noodles

🥗Healthier: zucchini noodles

💰Cheaper: pasta

Zucchini noodles are low-carb, while pasta is more widely available.

broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water with seasoning

Vegetable broth is lighter, while seasoned water is cost-effective.

Blanch 1 kilo of pork bones in water for 8 to 14 minutes until blood coagulates and foam rises.

Wash the bones under cold water to remove blood and fragments.

Boil the cleaned bones in water for at least 2 hours for a simple pork stock.

Marinate pork toppings by pounding garlic and shallot with a pinch of salt, then adding fish sauce, MSG, mushroom powder, and black pepper.

Soak pork liver in salted vinegar water for 20 minutes, then in milk for another 20-30 minutes to remove strong flavor.

Cook live shrimp in boiling water for around 3 minutes until cooked.

Boil quail eggs in boiling water for around 3 minutes, then cool and peel them.

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