Bun Bo Xao Recipe- Vietnamese Beef Noodle Salad
Vietnamese beef noodles salad filled of fresh, aromatic herbs delicious beef, and a refreshing lemon fish sauce sauce. It's simple to prepare and you can enjoy it as a main or a side dish.
Ingredients
For the beef
- 1 lb of beef
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 1 1/2 tablespoons oyster sauce
- 1 teaspoon ginger grated
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic 1 tablespoon minced
- black pepper
- cooking oil for cooking
For the lime sauce for fish sauce dressing
- 3 1/2 tablespoons of warm water
- 3 tablespoons of lime juice (about 1 juicy lime)
- 1 1/2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 2 . teaspoons of minced garlic
- 2 teaspoons sugar
To serve
- rice vermicelli noodles (or rice noodle)
- micro greens, lettuce or micro greens
- 1 cucumber, julienned
- 1 carrot, julienned
- Bean sprouts
- Cilantro is roughly chopped
- Fried shallots
- mint
- roasted peanuts
Instructions
- Cut the beef thinly against the grain. Marinate with oyster sauce garlic, black pepper and ginger for 20 to 25 minutes.
- Mix all the ingredients together to create the dressing. keep aside. Adjust the dressing to your liking.
- Make vermicelli noodles in accordance with instructions on the packaging.
- Make all the vegetables ready Wash micro greens, lettuce, as well as bean sprouts. Wash, peel , and cut the cucumber and carrot. Make sure to prepare all the herbs.
- Serve the noodles in bowls, then top with vegetables and fresh herbs.
- Put a pan on moderately high temperature. Once the pan is hot and oil is added, place the beef in one layer and simmer for 20-30 seconds without stirring. Stir-fry in fish sauce until the beef is cooked. Make small batches, if necessary, to prevent crowding the pan.
- Serve the beef stew over the noodles, drizzle the dressing over and serve. It is recommended to begin with a small amount dressing, then taste it to determine what you prefer to increase the amount.
Notes
- To keep the beef noodle salad warm, cook everything else prior to stir-frying the beef. Noodles can be warmed by running through hot water short. In order to warm the dressing, microwave it for around 30 seconds. Place the noodles, vegetables and herbs in serving bowls, then stir fry the beef.
- Make small batches while stirring fry the beef as needed. I stir-fry 1lb of beef in three batches.
- The recipe will serve 2 people who eat this as the primary course. If served as a dish to accompany a meal, it can be served to four people.
- Here are some additional ingredients that you can marinate in the meat: lemongrass minced and a tiny amount of five-spice powder.