Hoi An–style Noodles with Pork and Greens

Name: Hoi An–style Noodles with Pork and Greens
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 35 min
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Ingredients: 7 cloves garlic, pounded to a paste in a mortar and pestle; 7 cloves garlic, pounded to a paste in a mortar and pestle; 2 tbsp (30 ml) soy sauce; 1 tsp five-spice powder; 1 tsp pork or chicken stock powder; ½ tsp black pepper; 1 lb (454 g) pork shoulder; Vegetable oil, for frying; 2¼ lb (1 kg) pork bones; 12 cups (3 qt, or 3 L) water; 1 tsp salt, plus more to taste; 1 medium yellow onion, peeled; Sugar, to taste; Chicken stock powder, to taste; 1 head leaf lettuce, shredded; Fresh herbs such as mint, perilla, lemon basil, coriander, chrysanthemum, bitter mint, and fish mint; Fresh herbs such as mint, perilla, lemon basil, coriander, chrysanthemum, bitter mint, and fish mint; Fresh herbs such as mint, perilla, lemon basil, coriander, chrysanthemum, bitter mint, and fish mint; Fresh herbs such as mint, perilla, lemon basil, coriander, chrysanthemum, bitter mint, and fish mint; Fresh herbs such as mint, perilla, lemon basil, coriander, chrysanthemum, bitter mint, and fish mint; Fresh herbs such as mint, perilla, lemon basil, coriander, chrysanthemum, bitter mint, and fish mint; Fresh herbs such as mint, perilla, lemon basil, coriander, chrysanthemum, bitter mint, and fish mint; Fresh herbs such as mint, perilla, lemon basil, coriander, chrysanthemum, bitter mint, and fish mint; 1 lb (454 g) bean sprouts, blanched; 2¼ lb (1 kg) cao lầu noodles (you can substitute Italian whole-grain linguine or Japanese soba noodles); 2¼ lb (1 kg) cao lầu noodles (you can substitute Italian whole-grain linguine or Japanese soba noodles); 2¼ lb (1 kg) cao lầu noodles (you can substitute Italian whole-grain linguine or Japanese soba noodles); ½ cup (125 g) cao lầu crispy squares (you can substitute dried lasagna sheets cut into 1-inch, or 2.5 cm, squares), deep-fried or microwaved for 1 minute; ½ cup (125 g) cao lầu crispy squares (you can substitute dried lasagna sheets cut into 1-inch, or 2.5 cm, squares), deep-fried or microwaved for 1 minute; 1 lime, cut into wedges

Preparation info

Yield:
4 to 6
servings

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 35

Appears in

Simply Pho

By Helen Le

Published 2017

About

The noodles for this dish (cao lầu) are made from rice soaked in lye water, which gives them a nice chewy, springy texture and a grayish-brown color. Legend has it that the water has to be from the Bá Lễ Well, and the lye has to be obtained by leaching the ashes of particular plants on Cu Lao Cham Island (10 miles, or 16 km, from Hoi An). This is the reason why you can’t really find this dish anywhere outside this ancient town. Dried cao lầu noodles are not avail

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Asia
Vietnam
Pasta

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