Bún Bò Huế
A richly spiced and aromatic Vietnamese beef noodle soup topped with fresh herbs and a deeply flavoured Sate sauce
Ingredients
Toppings and noodles
4-5 nests dried round vermicelli noodles, soaked
Mint and coriander to serve
Lime wedges
Bean sprouts, washed
Sliced red chilli, spring onions
Soup Broth
2 pig’s trotters, halved
500g piece beef shin
1 large brown onion, peeled, halved
4 lemongrass stalks, bashed
3inch-piece ginger, unpeeled, sliced
2 tbsp shrimp paste
250 - 300ml of water
Aromatic Oil
1 tbsp chilli powder
½ tbsp turmeric
½ tbsp cumin
1g saffron threads
3 cloves of garlic (finely chopped)
4 thai shallots (finely chopped)
50ml - 100ml oil
Sate Sauce
100 ml vegetable oil
30g soaked dried chillies, finely chopped
1 lemongrass stalk, finely chopped
3 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
4 thai shallots,finely chopped
2 tbsp chilli powder (gochugaru)
1 tbsp of sugar
1 tsp of salt
1 tbsp of fish sauce
Method
The Broth
Place the pig’s trotters in a pot of boiling water, and allow the scum to rise to the surface. Drain and rinse the trotters and place back into the pot and bring it up to boil again.
While it gets to a boil, bash the lemongrass, halve the onion and thinly slice the ginger. Add those to the pot along with the beef and bring to a boil. Once boiling, allow it to simmer for at least 2 hours. Then strain the broth, saving the beef for later. Add some water to the shrimp paste, stir it and add to the broth.
Aromatic Oil
- Cover the bottom of a pan with around 100ml oil,and add the aromatic spices. Get that to a medium high heat and allow to infuse for 2-3 minutes. Then add your shallots and garlic and cook it until translucent. Once cooked, pour the aromatic oil in your seasoned broth. Let the broth simmer while you make the sate.
Sate
- Heat the oil in a small frying pan over medium-high heat. Add the dried chillies and saute until soft (or 3 minutes), then add your aromatics (lemongrass, garlic and thai shallots) and cook until softened and translucent. Once softened, add your chilli powder, fish sauce, sugar and salt and cook until everything dissolves in the oil. Pour into a bowl once cooked.
Serve
- Follow the packet instructions for cooking your noodles. Drain and divide among serving bowls.Pour some broth over the noodles. Slice the beef and place on top, along with the beansprouts, coriander, mint, fresh chillis and a wedge of lime. Top with some sate sauce and enjoy!
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Toppings and noodles
4-5 nests dried round vermicelli noodles, soaked
Mint and coriander to serve
Lime wedges
Bean sprouts, washed
Sliced red chilli, spring onions
Soup Broth
2 pig’s trotters, halved
500g piece beef shin
1 large brown onion, peeled, halved
4 lemongrass stalks, bashed
3inch-piece ginger, unpeeled, sliced
2 tbsp shrimp paste
250 - 300ml of water
Aromatic Oil
1 tbsp chilli powder
½ tbsp turmeric
½ tbsp cumin
1g saffron threads
3 cloves of garlic (finely chopped)
4 thai shallots (finely chopped)
50ml - 100ml oil
Sate Sauce
100 ml vegetable oil
30g soaked dried chillies, finely chopped
1 lemongrass stalk, finely chopped
3 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
4 thai shallots,finely chopped
2 tbsp chilli powder (gochugaru)
1 tbsp of sugar
1 tsp of salt
1 tbsp of fish sauce
The Broth
Place the pig’s trotters in a pot of boiling water, and allow the scum to rise to the surface. Drain and rinse the trotters and place back into the pot and bring it up to boil again.
While it gets to a boil, bash the lemongrass, halve the onion and thinly slice the ginger. Add those to the pot along with the beef and bring to a boil. Once boiling, allow it to simmer for at least 2 hours. Then strain the broth, saving the beef for later. Add some water to the shrimp paste, stir it and add to the broth.
Aromatic Oil
- Cover the bottom of a pan with around 100ml oil,and add the aromatic spices. Get that to a medium high heat and allow to infuse for 2-3 minutes. Then add your shallots and garlic and cook it until translucent. Once cooked, pour the aromatic oil in your seasoned broth. Let the broth simmer while you make the sate.
Sate
- Heat the oil in a small frying pan over medium-high heat. Add the dried chillies and saute until soft (or 3 minutes), then add your aromatics (lemongrass, garlic and thai shallots) and cook until softened and translucent. Once softened, add your chilli powder, fish sauce, sugar and salt and cook until everything dissolves in the oil. Pour into a bowl once cooked.
Serve
- Follow the packet instructions for cooking your noodles. Drain and divide among serving bowls.Pour some broth over the noodles. Slice the beef and place on top, along with the beansprouts, coriander, mint, fresh chillis and a wedge of lime. Top with some sate sauce and enjoy!
How To Make Bún Bò Huế
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