Bun bo Hue
Bun bo Hue, from above
Non vegHue

Bun bo Hue

Lemongrass, shrimp paste and chilli oil. Pho's spicy cousin from the old imperial city.

180 minTime
45 gProtein each
hotSpice
Imperial heat1 chapter · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayLemongrass, shrimp paste, chilli oil.
The original
762kcalsame
45 gproteinsame
5 gfibresame
180minutessame

Bun bo Hue.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

5 servings
Beefbeef shank
Porkpork hock or shoulder
Water12 cups
Lemongrass5 stalks, bruised, plus 1 minced
Shallots5, minced
Garlic6 cloves, minced
Onion1, halved
Kashmiri chilli powder1 tbsp
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)2 tbsp
Shrimp paste1 tbsp, dissolved in water
Fish sauce3 tbsp
Jaggery1 tbsp
Rice noodles400 g thick round rice noodles
Spring onion (green onion, scallion)sliced
Coriander leaves (cilantro)chopped
Moong sprouts (mung bean sprouts)bean sprouts
Banana flowershredded banana blossom
Basil leavesThai basil
Lemonlime wedges

Method

5 steps
  1. 1Blanch beef and pork 5 minutes, rinse, then simmer in fresh water with bruised lemongrass and onion for 2 hours.
  2. 2Make chilli oil: fry minced lemongrass, shallots and garlic in oil until golden, then stir in chilli powder off the heat.
  3. 3Settle the shrimp paste water and pour only the clear top into the broth. Season with fish sauce and jaggery.
  4. 4Slice the meats. Cook noodles and divide into bowls with meat.
  5. 5Ladle over the boiling broth, spoon chilli oil on top and serve with herbs, sprouts, banana blossom and lime.
Serve it like this

Serve in deep bowls with meat slices on top and red chilli oil swirled over. Pile banana blossom, sprouts, herbs and lime on a side plate.

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Bread or rice Com tam60 min
Bread or rice Methi thepla40 min
On the side Rau muong xao toi10 min
On the side Coconut chutney10 min
A little snack Cha gio60 min
A little snack Goi cuon40 min
To drink Ca phe sua da10 min
Something sweet Chè ba màu60 min
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