My husband was so happy when I cooked this for him | bun rieu

SHRIMP, CRAB & PORK NOODLE SOUP⤵️

This dish is called bun rieu in Vietnamese. Bun rieu is a Vietnamese rice noodle soup. It has pork based broth that has tomatoes, tofu, clumps of shrimp & crab, and pork ribs/ riblets.
Additional toppings like: shrimp, shredded lettuce, bean sprouts, banana blossoms, water spinach and etc


DRIED SHRIMP
3oz dried shrimp
5 cups water

SHRIMP & CRAB MIXTURE
14 oz of prawn or crab in bun rieu spices
12 oz crab meat (2 cans)
1 lb ground pork
2-3 eggs

SAUTED TOMATOES
1/4 cup cooking oil
10 cloves garlic, minced
1 small onion, diced
5 roma tomatoes, cut into wedges
1 TBSP fish sauce

ADDITIONAL INGREDIENTS
3 liters water
2-3 lbs pork spare ribs or riblets
1.5 tsp salt
2 TBSP sugar
1.5 TBSP tamarind powder
1 TBSP shrimp paste
Fried tofu

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DRIED SHRIMP
1. Bring 5 cups of water to boil. Once boiling, add dried shrimp. Bring this back to a boil and then reduce heat to low and simmer for 20- 30 mins.

2. After 20-30 mins, remove the shrimp BUT RESERVE THE LIQUID.

3. Pound our shrimp or use a food processor

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SHRIMP & CRAB MIXTURE
1. Once your shrimp has been pounded out, add the rest of your ingredients listed under “SHRIMP & CRAB MIXTURE ”.

2. Mix and set aside.

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SAUTED TOMATOES
1. Heat up 1/4 cup of oil. Once oil is hot, add your garlic and sauté til fragrant.

2. Then add your diced onions and sauté for 2-3 minutes or until slightly translucent

3. Then add your tomatoes and sauté for 2-3 minutes. Tomatoes should still hold shape.

4. After you’re done sautéing, turn off heat and set aside.

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BROTH
1. Combine 3 liters of water with your reserved shrimp liquid juice. Bring this to boil.

2. Once your water starts to boil, add in 3 lbs of blanched spare ribs/ riblets

3. Now that your ribs are in, bring your pot of water back to boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer for 30 mins. After 30 mins, remove ribs— or you can leave it in. I removed mine because pot was too small. Make sure you place in water otherwise it will brown/ black like mine

4. Once broth is ready, add your SAUTED TOMATOES, salt, sugar, tamarind powder and shrimp paste. Combine well until ingredients are dissolved

5. Then add fried tofu and SHRIMP & CRAB MIXTURE— add 1 large spoonful at a time. Your broth is ready when the MIXTURE floats to the tops

6. Assemble your bowl with vermicelli noodles, scallion, cilantro and preferred veggies. I also added shrimp to my bowl.