Bun Rieu

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Step 1

1. Soak the DRIED shrimp in hot water for at least 30 mins

Step 2

2. After 30 mins, remove shrimp BUT SAVE THE LIQUID for the soup

Step 3

3. Add the soaked shrimp into a food processor and blend until the it’s chopped into small pieces

Step 4

4. After processing the shrimp, add it to all the ingredients listed under MEAT PASTE

Step 5

1. Process the REAL shrimp into a paste in a food processor (can leave it a little chunky for texture) and add it to a large mixing bowl with the chopped soaked shrimp

Step 6

2. Add the can of crab in spices, canned crab meat, ground pork, and egg to the mixing bowl

Step 7

3. Mix the ingredients together until well combined and store in the fridge

Step 8

1. Sauté the tomatoes while the soup base is heating up (see below)

Step 9

2. Heat up 2 tbsp of oil

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3. Once the oil is hot, sauté the garlic until fragrant

Step 11

4. Then add diced onions and sauté until slightly translucent

Step 12

5. Then add tomatoes and cook for 1-3 minutes. Not too long, tomatoes should still hold shape

Step 13

6. Add the fish sauce and mix well

Step 14

7. Set this aside

Step 15

1. Add the 5 cups of hot shrimp water and 8 cups of chicken stock into a pot and bring to a boil

Step 16

2. While waiting for soup base to boil, sauté the tomatoes (see above)

Step 17

3. Once the soup is boiled, turn down the heat to a simmer and add the salt, tamarind soup base, shrimp sauce, crab paste, and bean oil for color. Stir until dissolved

Step 18

4. Once dissolved add the sauteed tomatoes, onion, and garlic

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5. Bring the soup to a simmer/slow boil

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6. Once simmering/slow boil add the tofu and MEAT PASTE

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7. When adding the MEAT PASTE, add 1 large spoonful at a time (use 2 spoons – use 1 spoon to scoop up the meat paste and the other spoon to scoop off the meat paste into the soup). Be careful not to break the meatball while adding to the soup

Step 22

8. Cook the soup until the meatballs float to the top

Step 23

9. Your broth is now done

Step 24

10. While waiting for your soup/meat paste to cook, cook your bun noodles and wash and prep your veggies

Step 25

11. Assemble your bowl with bun noodles and add soup

Step 26

12. Add veggie toppings