5 from 51 votes
Bánh Canh Giò Heo Tôm (Vietnamese thick noodle soup with pork and shrimp)
Bánh Canh Giò Heo Tôm is a Vietnamese noodle soup featuring tender pork hock pieces and marinated shrimp served over thick bánh canh noodles. The broth is made by simmering pork hocks with onion, sugar, salt, and seasoning, producing a rich, flavorful stock. The shrimp are briefly cooked separately to maintain their texture and combined with the pork and noodles for a hearty, layered soup experience. Optional garnishes include cilantro, green onions, and fried shallots to enhance aroma and texture.
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 30 mins
Servings:
5
Bowls
Calories:
4959 kcal
Course:
Soup
Cuisine:
Vietnamese
Ingredients
Soup ingredients
- 2 lb pork hocks ask the butcher to slice into to ½” pieces if not already, aka giò heo
- water tap
- 2 tbsp salt divided
- 8 c water filtered
- 1 yellow onion halved, skin removed
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp monosodium glutamate MSG
Shrimp
- 6-10 Shrimp medium to large
- 1 tsp sugar
- ⅓ tsp salt
Noodles
- 2 bánh canh noodles fresh, 15oz packs
Accoutrements, optional:
- 1 bunch cilantro roughly chopped
- 1 bunch green onion roughly chopped
- 4 tbsp shallots deep fried
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.
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Nutrition Information
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%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 5 Bowls
Amount Per Serving
Calories 4959
% 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% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.