Cut tomatoes into quarters

Chop shallots

Cut pork into medium size pieces or if your using bones, leave as is.

Heat pot, add olive oil, tomatoes and shallots. Cook until soft. Then add pork and continue cooking.

Add water, dried shrimp, bun rieu stock, fish sauce, crab paste, shrimp paste and tomato paste. Bring to boil, then reduce to simmer.

Rieu - heat saucepan, add chopped garlic, crab meat and crab paste. Fey for a minute or so

Beat eggs and add fried rieu, stir to combine

Add tofu to stock

Once you are happy with stock taste, pour the rieu in slowly. Try not to stir as it will break the rieu. The rieu will cook in the stock after several minutes.

Boil vermicelli until soft and drain