Bun rieu

Name: Bun rieu
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: En
Ingredients: One 14 ounces can of crab meat paste in spices; 4 eggs, beaten; 1 cup of crab meat or chopped shrimp; 1 libra of ground pork; 2 tablespoons fish sauce; 1 tablespoon sugar; 1 teaspoon of ground pepper; 1 yellow/white onion -chopped; 4 ripe tomatoes - diced; 3 liters pork/chicken stock; 1 box 14 ounces firm tofu - cut into bite sizes and shallow fried until crispy; 1 tablespoon tomato paste/puree; 1 tablespoon fine shrimp paste; 1 packet of vermicelli noodles

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Main Dish

Very Easy

40 min

Preparation

Preparation15 min

Cook time25 min

Cook the vermicelli noodles according to manufacturer's instructions and set aside.
Heat 3 tablespoons cooking oil in a large pot and add in the diced onions.
Sweat the onions and add in the diced tomatoes and tomato paste/puree.
Saute until fragrant, add in pork/chicken stock, fried tofu and bring to boil.
Combine ground pork, crab/chopped shrimp, can of crab meat in spices,fine shrimp paste, fish sauce,pepper, and sugar.
Add the beaten eggs and mix well.
When the stock comes to a boil, slowly add this crab mixture into stock in spoonfuls.
Do not disturb the soup and let the stock cme back to the boil and continue to simmer - pork/crab/shrimp balls will float when they are cooked through.
Adjust stock with salt or fish sauce.
Serve this soup with cooked vermicilli noodles and fresh garnishes.
Bun Rieu is usually served with plenty of fresh herbs and veggies.