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Bún riêu cua 🦀
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Vietnam Authentic home cooking from Vietnam, with US measurements.
Originally published on Cookpad Vietnam as Bún riêu cua 🦀
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Bún riêu cua 🦀

Phương Lê
Phương Lê @phuongbyn163
HCMC, Hồ Chí Minh, Việt Nam

- Continuing the series: cooking whatever I'm craving 👩‍🍳👩‍🍳

- Continuing the series: cooking whatever I'm craving 👩‍🍳👩‍🍳

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Bún riêu cua 🦀

Phương Lê
Phương Lê @phuongbyn163
HCMC, Hồ Chí Minh, Việt Nam

- Continuing the series: cooking whatever I'm craving 👩‍🍳👩‍🍳

- Continuing the series: cooking whatever I'm craving 👩‍🍳👩‍🍳

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Ingredients

1 hour
Serves 4 servings
  • Ground freshwater crab 🦀
  • Ground pork 🐷
  • Pork hock 🐖
  • Tofu ☘️
  • Other ingredients 👨‍🍳
  • Tomatoes 🍅
  • 1egg 🥚
  • Annatto oil 💯
  • Rice vermicelli noodles
  • Dried shrimp 🦐
  • Assorted fresh herbs (your choice)
  • Lettuce 🍀
  • Bean sprouts
  • leavesThai basil
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Steps

1 hour
  1. 1

    Place the ground crab into a pot (1).
    - Add about 4 1/4 cups water (1 liter) to the pot and stir.
    - Strain the crab mixture through a fine mesh into another pot (2).
    - Add another 2 cups water (500 ml) to pot (1), stir, and strain again into pot (2).
    - Repeat this process about 4 times until the liquid runs clear.

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  2. 2

    Bring the strained crab liquid to a boil on the stove.
    - When it boils, the crab paste will float to the top. Skim it off and set aside to mix with the ground pork 🌟

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  3. 3

    After skimming, add the cleaned pork hock to the pot and simmer. 🌼♥️

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  4. 4

    While simmering the pork hock, prepare the ground pork mixture 😃
    - Soak the dried shrimp in water, then grind (if available).
    - Ingredients include:
    + ground dried shrimp
    + 1 egg 🥚
    + 1 tablespoon annatto oil
    + 1 tablespoon fish sauce
    + 1 tablespoon sugar
    + 1 teaspoon salt
    + 1 teaspoon seasoning powder
    + 1 teaspoon MSG
    + 1 teaspoon ground pepper

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  5. 5

    Add 3 tablespoons annatto oil to a pan.
    - When hot, add the tomatoes and sauté 🍅
    - Next, add the tofu.

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  6. 6

    Add the sautéed tomatoes and tofu to the broth 🤩

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  7. 7

    Shape the ground pork mixture into small balls and add to the pot 🥴

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  8. 8

    Taste and adjust the broth:
    + 2 tablespoons seasoning powder
    + 1 tablespoon MSG
    + 2 tablespoons fish sauce
    + 1 teaspoon sugar
    + 1 tablespoon salt
    + 1 tablespoon fermented shrimp paste (optional)
    - Turn off the heat and add chopped green onions and cilantro 👍👍

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  9. 9

    Wash and thinly slice the fresh herbs and vegetables 😁

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  10. 10

    Enjoy your meal! ‼️‼️‼️‼️ 👍👍

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Phương Lê @phuongbyn163
Published in the US on September 29, 2025 14:01
HCMC, Hồ Chí Minh, Việt Nam
Thích nấu ăn cho cả gia đình ♥️
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Keywords

Lettuce Crab Vermicelli Ham Hock Ground Pork Shrimp Rice Egg Bean Sprout Tomato Basil Noodle Tofu

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