Vietnamese Mi Quang

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% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Step 1

In large pot boil 8-10 cups and add pork ribs. Boil for 10 minutes and discard water and add another 8-10 cups of water. Bring to boil and add quartered onion and garlic. Boil for another 10 minutes and bring down to medium low heat. Just above a simmer.

Step 2

In separate sauce pan heat up olive oil and annato seeds. Simmer for 4-5 minutes or until oil is a deep orange red color. Strain and add oil to the large pot of ribs. Slice pork belly ¼ inch thick and add to pot, and then add chopped pineapple and quartered tomatoes, fish sauce, paprika, 2 ½ tbsp. sugar, salt and pepper. Bring to boil and then down to simmer for 20-30 minutes. You want the pork ribs to fall off the bone soft.

Step 3

In separate skillet, cook 1 tbsp. olive oil, soy sauce and ½ tbsp. sugar with shrimp. Cook on medium heat for 4-5 minutes or until shrimp is fully cooked and carmelized.Accompaniments:

Step 4

½ cup roasted peanuts

Step 5

leafy greens and herbs (lettuce, cilantro, mint)

Step 6

lime

Step 7

black sesame seed crackers

Step 8

Assemble:

Step 9

In large bowl add noodles and pour in broth. Traditionally, the broth is used sparingly, not like other Vietnamese noodle soups. Pour about ⅓ of the bowl. Add spare ribs, pork belly and shrimp. Top with fresh greens and herbs, peanuts and juice of lime. Crackers is more to dip with.

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