Vietnamese

Bún Riêu (Crab Noodle Soup)

Name: Bún Riêu (Crab Noodle Soup)
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Ingredients: 1 can (5.6 oz) minced crab in spices (gia vị nấu bún riêu); 1/2 lb ground pork; 2 eggs, lightly beaten; 4 large ripe tomatoes, cut into wedges; 1 block firm tofu, cut into cubes and fried; 2 quarts pork or chicken broth; 1 tbsp Vietnamese shrimp paste (mắm tôm); 1 package rice vermicelli noodles (bún); Fresh herbs: perilla, mint, shredded water spinach

A tomato broth soup with minced crab and pork.

90 minutes

Serves 1

Soup

Contains common allergens

Egg Seafood Shellfish Soy Wheat

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Instructions

6 steps

1
Make Crab Paste: In a bowl, thoroughly mix the canned minced crab, ground pork, and beaten eggs. Set aside.

2
Cook Tomatoes: In a large soup pot, heat a little oil and sauté the tomato wedges until they soften and release their red juices.
3
Prepare Broth: Pour the broth into the pot with the tomatoes. Dissolve the shrimp paste in a little water and add the clear liquid to the pot. Bring to a gentle boil.
4
Drop Crab Mixture: Using a spoon, gently drop dollops of the crab-pork-egg mixture into the gently boiling broth. Do not stir immediately. Let them cook and float to the top like soft meatballs.
5
Add Tofu: Add the fried tofu cubes to the broth. Reduce heat and simmer gently for 10 minutes. Season with fish sauce to taste.
6
Serve: Place cooked rice vermicelli in bowls. Carefully ladle the hot broth, tomatoes, crab meatballs, and tofu over the noodles. Serve with a platter of fresh herbs and a small side of extra shrimp paste.

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