Bún bò Huế Recipe

Description

Bún bò Huế or bún bò is a Vietnamese rice noodle (bún) dish with sliced beef (bò), Vietnamese sausage, and sometimes other varieties of meat such as pork knuckles/hock, oxtail, etc.

The dish originates from Huế, a city in central Vietnam. The dish has a mix of spicy, salty, and savory flavors. The predominant flavors are those of lemongrass and shrimp paste

Ingredients

Servings: 4

Meat & Noodles

• 1lb beef shank
• 1lb oxtail
• 1lb pork hocks
• 0.5lb Vietnamese sausage (e.g., chả Huế or chả lụa)
• Thick rice noodles

Broth

• 12oz chicken broth
• 6 stalks lemongrass (leafy tops removed, roots smashed)
• 1 large yellow onion, halved
• 1.5tbsp salt
• 1tbsp sugar
• 1tbsp shrimp paste
• 2tbsp fish sauce
• 1tsp MSG

Aromatics

• 1.5tbsp anatto seeds
• 1.5tbsp cooking oil
• 1tbsp shallots, sliced
• 1tbsp garlic, minced

Toppings

• Mint
• Basil
• Bean sprouts
• Birds eye chile or jalapeno
• Lime, sliced

Banana Flower

• 1/2 banana flower
• 1cup water
• 1/2 lemon, juiced

Saté (spicy chile condiment)

• 1/4cup cooking oil
• 10g dried Thai chile, crushed
• 40g shallot or white onion, minced
• 20g garlic, minced
• 15g lemongrass, minced
• 1tbsp gochugaru
• 0.5tbsp fish sauce
• 0.5tbsp sugar
• 1/3tsp salt
• 1/4tsp MSG

Steps

1. Clean the meat: boil, drain, and rinse
2. Add cleaned meat, broth, lemongrass, and onions. Fill with water almost to brim. Boil then drop to medium-high heat.
3. Add seasonings. Simmer until meats are tender. Pork: 1 hour, beef: 2-3 hours
4. Remove meat. Slice when cooled.
5. In a separate pan, saute anatto seeds in oil on medium heat until bright red.
6. Add shallots and garlic, saute until brown
7. Add this aromatic mixture into the broth pot
8. Boil noodles
9. Mix 2 cups of water with 1 juiced lemon. Add thinly sliced lemongrass (remove fronds - look like mini bananas). Let sit for 30 minutes
10. Soak dried Thai chiles in warm water for 20 minutes
11. Add sate ingredients to pan on medium heat. Stir until brown. Reduce the paste - ~30 minutes.
12. Assemble bowl