How To Make Bun Bo Hue-Vietnamese Spicy Beef Noodle Soup-Food Recipes

beef shank

🥗Healthier: lean beef

💰Cheaper: brisket

lean beef reduces fat while maintaining flavor.

fish sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: salt

soy sauce is lower in sodium and suitable for vegetarians.

pork hocks

🥗Healthier: chicken thighs

💰Cheaper: pork shoulder

chicken thighs are leaner and more affordable.

chili oil

🥗Healthier: sriracha

💰Cheaper: red pepper flakes

sriracha offers similar heat with less oil.

Prepare the broth by boiling ox tail, beef bones, beef shank, and pork knuckles in 8 quarts of water.

Remove the cooked beef shank before adding the annatto oil mixture.

Add lemongrass, roasted yellow onion, rock sugar, kosher salt, mushroom seasoning, and shrimp paste to the broth.

Simmer for several hours until the meat is tender.

Strain the broth and return it to the pot, seasoning further if necessary.

Cook rice vermicelli according to package instructions and drain.

In bowls, place cooked noodles, sliced beef, and pork.

Ladle hot broth over the noodles and meat.

Garnish with shredded cabbage, cilantro, green onion, bean sprouts, thai basil, mint, rau răm, and lime.

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