Bánh Canh Giò Heo Tôm (Vietnamese thick noodle soup with pork and shrimp)

Name: Bánh Canh Giò Heo Tôm (Vietnamese thick noodle soup with pork and shrimp)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 5 Bowls
Ingredients: 2 2 lb pork hocks (giò heo); tap water; 2 2 tbsp salt, divided; 8 8 c filtered water; 1 1 yellow onion, halved, skin removed; 1 1 tbsp sugar; 1 1 tsp MSG (monosodium glutamate); 6-10 6-10 shrimps, medium to large; 1 1 tsp sugar; ⅓ ⅓ tsp salt; 2 2 packs fresh bánh canh noodles, 15oz sizes; 1 1 bunch cilantro, roughly chopped; 1 1 bunch green onion, roughly chopped; 4 4 tbsp deep fried shallots

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Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 30 mins
Servings
5 Bowls
Calories
4959 kcal
Course
Soup
Cuisine
Vietnamese

Bánh Canh Giò Heo Tôm (Vietnamese thick noodle soup with pork and shrimp)

Ainsley Rios

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The hearty flavor from this meat and flavor-loaded noodle soup recipe pairs well with the springy and thick bánh canh noodles. This is great to make in large batches!

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Ingredients

Servings

Soup ingredients

2 2 lb pork hocks (giò heo) ask the butcher to slice into to ½” pieces if not already
tap water
2 2 tbsp salt, divided
8 8 c filtered water
1 1 yellow onion, halved, skin removed
1 1 tbsp sugar
1 1 tsp MSG (monosodium glutamate)

Shrimp

6-10 6-10 shrimps, medium to large
1 1 tsp sugar
⅓ ⅓ tsp salt

Noodles

2 2 packs fresh bánh canh noodles, 15oz sizes

Accoutrements, optional:

1 1 bunch cilantro, roughly chopped
1 1 bunch green onion, roughly chopped
4 4 tbsp deep fried shallots

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Instructions

Clean the pork. Add all pork to a large pot, add 1 tbsp salt, add tap water until just covering the meat, and bring to a boil on high heat. Once it hits a boil, leave it alone for a minute, remove from heat, drain the water and rinse the pork under running water.
Return the pork to the pot with all remaining soup ingredients and filtered water this time, but set the shrimp aside. Bring to high heat, and maintain a boil for 5 minutes, then skim the soup scum that rises to the top.
Lower the heat to maintain a low boil for an additional 15 to 25 minutes, based on how tender you’d like the pork to get.
Devein and peel the shrimp, sprinkle salt and sugar over them, mix, and marinate for 10 minutes. Boil water on medium high heat in a small pot and cook the shrimp in 1 or 2 batches. They’re done as soon as they turn white/pink.
Cook bánh canh noodles according to package instructions, then drain.
Into 5-6 bowls, evenly divide in this order: noodles, broth, pork, shrimp, accoutrements, then serve.

Nutrition Information

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Calories 495.9kcal (25%) Carbohydrates 7.4g (2%) Protein 41g (82%) Fat 32.3g (50%) Saturated Fat 11.9g (60%) Cholesterol 170.4mg (57%) Sodium 3377.8mg (141%) Potassium 593.1mg (17%) Fiber 0.8g (3%) Sugar 4.9g (10%) Vitamin A 155.8IU (3%) Vitamin C 3.9mg (4%) Calcium 61.2mg (6%) Iron 2.6mg (14%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 5Bowls

Amount Per Serving

Calories 4959 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories	495.9kcal	25%
Carbohydrates	7.4g	2%
Protein	41g	82%
Fat	32.3g	50%
Saturated Fat	11.9g	60%
Cholesterol	170.4mg	57%
Sodium	3377.8mg	141%
Potassium	593.1mg	13%
Fiber	0.8g	3%
Sugar	4.9g	10%
Vitamin A	155.8IU	3%
Vitamin C	3.9mg	4%
Calcium	61.2mg	6%
Iron	2.6mg	14%