Bun rieu
Serves *
Ingredients
Soup
- Bun rieu paste (crab and herbs)
- tomatoes canned, some fresh if desired
- Onions, finely chopped
- garlic
- Chicken stock / water
- Fried tofu, halved
- Fish balls/cubes, cut into mini cubes
- herby vegetables, bac ha
- beaten egg
- Green onion chopped
- Fried onions
Others
- Rice vermicelli, thin ones with some bite. eg Three Sisters https://thethreesisters.com.au/
- Meat balls (mince, onion, bread finely chopped)
- Sesame oil, fried shallots topping
Method
Meat balls
- Finely chop the bread, mix (squeeze by hand) with onion and mince, add salt, pepper, form into balls.
- Pan fry and add color to the meatballs before adding to the soup
Soup
- Fry onion, garlic, salt, pepper
- Cut fish cubes into mini cubes
- Combine everything and cook, add green onion, vegetables last
- Beat eggs and drizzle into soup
- Add to noodles, top with Sesame oil, fried shallots
Last modified on 2023-12-02