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