Recipe: Bun Moc Pork and mushroom noodle

Bun Moc Pork and mushroom noodle is a Vietnamese vermicelli noodle soup made from a pork and shiitake mushroom-infused broth. It is a delightful, yet simple and light noodle soup that can be found throughout Vietnam, and is especially popular in the northern parts of Vietnam. The noodle soup dish is usually garnished with meats made from gio song (raw pork sausage), cha lua (pork sausage – gio song that has been wrapped in banana leaves and boiled). Compared to the more well-known Vietnamese noodle dish pho or bun bo hue, Bun Moc is less time-intensive and is much easier to prepare. Going to Vietnam just for a bowl of noodle might be out of the way, but your kitchen is just a few steps away! Try this simple recipe of Bun Moc Pork and mushroom noodle at home and enjoy it with your loved ones.

Ingredients (6 servings):

Pork Stock

• • 2 kg pork ribs
  • 2 pcs dried squid (sliced)
  • 3 tbsp fried garlic (chopped)
  • 2 large red onions (sliced)
  • 2 tbsp black pepper
  • 1 thumb-sized ginger (sliced)
  • 1 tbsp pepper
  • Salt
  • Water

Pork and Mushroom Noodle Soup

• • 300g rice vermicelli noodles
  • 250g pork tenderloin (whole)
  • 12 pork paste meatballs (sliced in half)
  • 8 pcs dried shiitake mushrooms
  • 2 stalks spring onion (chopped)
  • 2 cups bean sprouts
  • Fried garlic
  • Fish sauce
  • Ground black pepper

Instructions:

• Pork Stock

1. 1. Place pork ribs in a pot and pour in water just enough to cover the pork ribs, bring it to a boil then wait until scum rises to the top. Turn heat off and drain. Rinse pork ribs with water.
   2. Add the remaining pork stock ingredients. Then again, pour water just enough to cover everything.
   3. Bring to a boil and simmer for 1½ hr.
   4. Remove the pork ribs from the pot and debone them. Place shiitake mushroom, pork tenderloin and pork meatballs into the pot. Place the bones back into the pot and continue boiling for 30 minutes.
   5. Turn heat off. Set aside the pork tenderloin and pork meatballs then use a fine sieve to drain liquid to another pot.
   6. Place stock in low heat until ready to serve, season with fish sauce and freshly ground black pepper.

• Pork and Mushroom Noodle Soup

1. 1. Slice the cooked pork tenderloin thinly then set it aside.
   2. In a bowl add cooked noodles and top with thinly sliced pork, pork meatballs and mushroom.
   3. Pour hot stock on top then garnish with crispy fried garlic, spring onions, and bean sprouts.

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Craving for more Vietnamese cuisines? Check out our recipes for Vietnamese Seafood Fried Noodles and Vietnamese Meat Rolls (Nem Chua).