Vietnam · Southeast Asia

Bún Bò Huế

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Spicy lemongrass beef noodle soup from Huế, eaten for breakfast across central Vietnam.
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Bún Bò Huế

240 minTotal
6Servings
4/5Effort
5/5Wow factor

Ingredients

  • 1.5 kg pork and beef bones
  • 500 g beef shank
  • 4 lemongrass stalks
  • 2 tbsp mắm ruốc (shrimp paste)
  • 3 tbsp chili-lemongrass oil
  • fish sauce
  • sugar
  • 800 g thick round rice noodles
  • herbs, banana blossom, lime

Instructions

  1. Blanch bones and simmer with shank and bruised lemongrass 3 hr.
  2. Dissolve shrimp paste in water, let settle and add the clear liquid to the broth.
  3. Season with fish sauce and sugar.
  4. Slice the shank.
  5. Serve noodles with meat, broth and chili oil, with herbs.