Hue-Style Spicy Beef Vermicelli Noodle Soup

Name: Hue-Style Spicy Beef Vermicelli Noodle Soup
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Ingredients: 2¼ lb (1 kg) beef bones; 2¼ lb (1 kg) pork trotters (pig’s front feet); 2¼ lb (1 kg) pork trotters (pig’s front feet); 2¼ lb (1 kg) beef shank; 1 tbsp (15 ml) salt, plus more to taste; 1 thumb-size piece rock sugar; 2 tbsp (30 g) fermented tiny shrimp paste (mắm ruốc); 2 tbsp (30 g) fermented tiny shrimp paste (mắm ruốc); 3 cups (700 ml) cold water, divided; Chicken or pork stock powder, to taste (optional); Chicken or pork stock powder, to taste (optional); 3 tbsp (45 ml) vegetable oil; 1 tbsp (8 g) minced lemongrass; 1 tbsp (10 g) minced garlic; 1 tbsp (10 g) minced shallot; 1 tbsp (15 ml) chili powder or red chili flakes; 1 tbsp (15 ml) chili powder or red chili flakes; 1 tbsp (15 ml) water; 2 tbsp (30 ml) fish sauce; 2 tbsp (30 ml) sugar; 3⅓ lb (1.5 kg) fresh or cooked thick rice vermicelli noodles (normally labeled as bún bò Huế); 3⅓ lb (1.5 kg) fresh or cooked thick rice vermicelli noodles (normally labeled as bún bò Huế); 14 oz (400 g) boiled blood cubes (huyết; optional); 14 oz (400 g) boiled blood cubes (huyết; optional); 7 oz (200 g) Vietnamese shrimp patties (chả Huế; optional); 7 oz (200 g) Vietnamese shrimp patties (chả Huế; optional); 7 oz (200 g) Vietnamese ham (chả lụa; optional); 7 oz (200 g) Vietnamese ham (chả lụa; optional); 1 cup (100 g) chopped scallion; 1 cup (60 g) chopped cilantro

Preparation info

Yield:
10
servings

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
2 hr 30

Appears in

Simply Pho

By Helen Le

Published 2017

About

This dish (bún bò Huế) originated in Huế, once the capital of Vietnam, but it is loved by all Vietnamese for its bold flavors. Though simmering the bones for two to three hours makes for a heartier broth, I normally don’t have that much time on a regular day. Sometimes I use a pressure cooker to speed things up. By multitasking, I can manage to cook this dish within an hour and a half.

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Asia
Vietnam
Hue
Soup

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