4.8 from 18 votes
Vietnamese Crab Noodle Soup (Bún Riêu)
This rice noodle soup with crab is light and perfect for spring.
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 30 mins
Total Time
2 hrs
Servings: 6 bowls
Calories: 505 kcal
Course:
Main Course , Soup
Cuisine:
Asian , Vietnamese
Ingredients
- 1 package medium sized vermicelli noodles
- 1 lb pork spare ribs
- 12 dried shrimp
- 6 cups water
- 4 cubes bún riêu bouillon
- 1 shallot
- 14 oz crab meat
- 14 oz canned minced prawns in spices
- ½ lb ground pork
- 1 egg
- 2 medium tomatoes, sliced into 6-8 wedges each
- 1 package fried tofu, sliced or cut into wedges sliced
- Scallion and cilantro for garnish
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cook noodles according to package and set aside
- Cut spare ribs between bones and add to a pot of cold, salted water. Bring to a boil and boil for 1 minute.
- Drain and rinse ribs and add back into pot with 6 clean cups of water. Add more water if needed to cover the ribs. Add dried shrimp and simmer for 30 minutes.
- Take shrimp out and add bouillon to the remaining broth and ribs. Continue simmering while you prepare the riêu.
- Add the dried shrimp and shallot to a food processor and blend until shrimp is finely shredded.
- Mix shrimp/shallot mixture, crab, pork, minced prawn, egg, salt and pepper together in a bowl.
- Add sliced tomatoes and tofu and turn up the heat until the broth boils again.
- Reduce the heat back to a simmer and carefully spoon rieu mixture into the broth. It should float on top of the tofu and tomatoes.
- Simmer the broth for another 15-30 minutes until rieu is cooked through. and you don't see any more pink pork.
- Serve over vermicelli noodles with chopped scallion and cilantro for garnish.
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Notes
- Calorie counts are an estimate only.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1bowl
Calories
505kcal
(25%)
Carbohydrates
4g
(1%)
Protein
52g
(104%)
Fat
30g
(46%)
Saturated Fat
9g
(45%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
6g
Monounsaturated Fat
11g
Trans Fat
0.2g
Cholesterol
272mg
(91%)
Sodium
986mg
(41%)
Potassium
725mg
(21%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
400IU
(8%)
Vitamin C
11mg
(12%)
Calcium
197mg
(20%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6bowls
Amount Per Serving
Calories 505
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1bowl | |
| Calories | 505kcal | 25% |
| Carbohydrates | 4g | 1% |
| Protein | 52g | 104% |
| Fat | 30g | 46% |
| Saturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 6g | 35% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 272mg | 91% |
| Sodium | 986mg | 41% |
| Potassium | 725mg | 15% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 400IU | 8% |
| Vitamin C | 11mg | 12% |
| Calcium | 197mg | 20% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.