Bún bò Nam Bộ
Bún bò Nam Bộ, from above
Non vegVietnam

Bún bò Nam Bộ

Warm lemongrass beef over cool noodles, herbs and peanuts, drenched in nước chấm. No broth needed.

30 minTime
43 gProtein each
mildSpice
Dry beef noodles2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayLemongrass beef on rice vermicelli with herbs, peanuts and nước chấm.
The original
756kcalsame
43 gproteinsame
6 gfibresame
30minutessame

Bún bò Nam Bộ.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

3 servings
Carrotjulienned
Radish (daikon radish, mooli)julienned
Vinegar1½ tbsp
Sugar3 tbsp, divided
Fish sauce3½ tbsp, divided
Lemonlime juice
Water⅓ cup
Beefsirloin, thinly sliced
Lemongrass2 stalks, minced
Garlic5 cloves, minced
Shallots3, sliced
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)1 tbsp
Rice noodlesrice vermicelli
Lettuceshredded
Cucumberjulienned
Moong sprouts (mung bean sprouts)bean sprouts
Mint leavesa handful
Basil leavesa handful
Peanutsroasted, crushed

Method

5 steps
  1. 1Toss the carrot and radish with vinegar, 1 tbsp sugar and a pinch of salt. Leave 15 minutes.
  2. 2Mix 3 tbsp fish sauce, 2 tbsp sugar, the water and lime into nước chấm.
  3. 3Marinate the beef with lemongrass, garlic and the rest of the fish sauce for 15 minutes. Cook the noodles and rinse.
  4. 4Stir fry the beef with shallots in very hot oil in batches, 1 to 2 minutes.
  5. 5Layer lettuce, herbs, sprouts and cucumber, then noodles, beef and juices, pickles and peanuts. Pour over nước chấm.
Serve it like this

Build in a wide bowl: greens, noodles, beef with its juices, pickles and peanuts. Pour nước chấm over and toss at the table.

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What goes with Bún bò Nam Bộ: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Cơm gà Hội An70 min
Bread or rice Methi thepla40 min
On the side Nuoc cham5 min
On the side Rau muong xao toi10 min
A little snack Cha gio60 min
To drink Ca phe sua da10 min
Something sweet Chè ba màu60 min
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