How To : Spicy Beef Noodle Soup | Lao Food | Khao Poon Nam Seen

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is leaner and often less expensive than beef.

fish sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: tamari

Soy sauce is easier to find and suitable for various diets.

rice noodles

🥗Healthier: whole grain noodles

💰Cheaper: egg noodles

Whole grain noodles add fiber, while egg noodles are often cheaper.

chili paste

🥗Healthier: sriracha

💰Cheaper: hot sauce

Sriracha offers a similar flavor with less heat.

Soak 15 Japones chili in water for 15 minutes.

Prepare the curry paste by blending soaked chilies, garlic, galangal, lemongrass, shallot, Kiffir lime leaves, black peppercorns, coriander seeds, shrimp paste, Korean chili pepper flakes, and water until smooth.

Heat a pot over medium heat and add 4-5 tbsp of vegetable oil until shimmering.

Add the curry paste and cook until fragrant.

Add 20 cups of water and bring to a simmer.

Add beef flanks and cook until just tender.

Stir in fish sauce, MSG, salt, and rock sugar; adjust seasonings to taste.

Cook vermicelli noodles according to package instructions; drain and set aside.

Divide noodles among bowls and ladle the soup over them.

Garnish with bamboo shoots, pineapple, cabbage, banana blossom, mint, Vietnamese coriander, bean sprouts, and lime before serving.

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