Description
A comforting bowl of authentic Vietnamese goodness, featuring a rich, homemade broth, wontons, and egg noodles. It’s a comforting bowl of authentic Vietnamese goodness.
Ingredients
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Broth
- 2 lb pork bones
- 2 lb chicken bones
- 6 quarts water
- 1/2 cup dried shrimp (soak in warm water for 30 minutes, drain then rinse)
- 1 small dried squid (soak in warm water for 30 minutes, drain then rinse)
- 2 white or yellow onions (roast whole at 400 F for 30 minutes or until oozing)
- 10 shallots (roast whole at 400 F for 30 minutes or until oozing)
- 50 grams rock sugar
- 2 tablespoons salt
- 1 teaspoon MSG
Soup Toppings / Other Components
- 1 lb package fresh thin egg noodles (cook per package instructions and rinse under hot water to remove excess starch)
- Chinese/Vietnamese Barbecue Pork (Char Siu/Thịt Xá Xíu)
- Shrimp & Pork Wonton (Hoành Thánh Tôm Thịt)
- Cooked fish balls
- Cooked whole shrimps
- 1/2 cup fried shallots
- 2 green onions (slice thinly)
- Fried pork fat (Tép Mỡ)
- Sesame Oil
Instructions
- Clean the Bones: Clean the pork and chicken bones thoroughly. To clean the bones, fill a large stock pot with enough water that would cover bones without overflowing. Bring water to a boil. Add bones and cook for 5 minutes. Pour content of pot into a colander and rinse bones with cold water. If you are going to re-use the pot for stock, make sure to clean the pot thoroughly too.
- Prepare the Stock: In a stock pot, add 6 liters water and cleaned bones. Bring pot to a boil.
- Add Flavoring Ingredients: Add dried shrimp, squid, roasted onions and roasted shallots (remove any burnt peels from the roasted onions and shallots before adding to stock).
- Simmer the Stock: Cook 2 to 2.5 hours on medium low heat, occasionally skim the surface of the stock to keep the broth clear.
- Season the Broth: Add rock sugar, salt, and MSG to the stock. Adjust seasoning to taste.
- Serve: In individual bowls, add about 1/2 cup of cooked egg noodles and 3-5 wontons. Ladle the hot broth over the noodles and wontons. Top each bowl with slices of barbecue pork, fish balls, and shrimp. Garnish with fried shallots, green onions, fried pork fat, and a drizzle of sesame oil before serving.
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 2 hours 15 minutes
- Category: Main Dish, Soup
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Vietnamese, Chinese