Recipes · Vietnamese · Soups and Broths
Bún Bò Huế (Spicy Beef Noodle Soup)
One serving has 844 kcal and 44 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of cobalamin (166%), zinc (138%), selenium (99%), manganese (88%), pyridoxine (82%) and phosphorus (79%). Ready in 110 minutes.
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- Preparation: 20 min
- Cooking: 90 min
- Makes: 1 serving (790 g)
- Difficulty: Hard
- Diets: Dairy-free, High protein
- Contains: beef, celery, fish, gluten, pork, shellfish
Ingredients
- 90 g Rice noodles, dry
- 120 g Beef chuck, raw
- 60 g Pork hock, raw
- 15 g Lemongrass, raw
- 15 g Shallots, raw
- 8 g Garlic, raw
- 3 g Paprika
- 5 g Oyster sauce
- 6 g Fish sauce
- 5 g Sugar
- 120 g Beef broth
- 300 g Water
- 8 g Vegetable oil
- 30 g Cabbage, green, raw
- 5 g Cilantro, fresh
Method
- Bruise the lemongrass and simmer it with the pork hock, beef chuck, shallot and garlic in the beef broth and water for 1.5 hours, skimming occasionally, until the meats are tender.
- Remove the meats, slice the beef and pork thinly, and keep the broth at a simmer.
- Make a chili oil by warming the oil with the paprika (standing in for annatto and chili powder) until fragrant and red, then stir it into the broth along with the oyster sauce (standing in for shrimp paste), fish sauce and sugar.
- Cook the rice noodles in a separate pot of boiling water 3-4 minutes until tender, then drain and divide among bowls.
- Top the noodles with the sliced beef and pork, ladle the hot broth over, and serve with the shredded cabbage and herbs.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 844 kcal | 40% |
| Carbohydrates | 90.5 g | |
| Water | 615 mL | |
| Fiber | 4 g | 14% |
| Protein | 44.1 g | 92% |
| Tryptophan | 0.48 g | |
| Threonine | 1.8 g | |
| Isoleucine | 1.8 g | |
| Leucine | 3.4 g | |
| Lysine | 3.3 g | |
| Methionine | 1.1 g | |
| Cystine | 0.49 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.7 g | |
| Tyrosine | 1.6 g | |
| Valine | 2 g | |
| Histidine | 1.4 g | |
| Fat | 33.2 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 13.4 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 7.2 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 6.3 g | |
| Saturated | 11 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 1.1 g | |
| Cholesterol | 119 mg | |
| Calcium | 110 mg | 11% |
| Copper | 0.39 mg | 43% |
| Iron | 6.3 mg | 35% |
| Magnesium | 85.5 mg | 28% |
| Manganese | 1.6 mg | 88% |
| Phosphorus | 550 mg | 79% |
| Potassium | 1,040 mg | 22% |
| Selenium | 54.7 µg | 99% |
| Sodium | 1,385 mg | |
| Zinc | 11 mg | 138% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.47 mg | 43% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.52 mg | 47% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 10.3 mg | 73% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1.5 mg | 29% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 1.1 mg | 82% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 46.6 µg | 12% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 4 µg | 166% |
| Choline | 137 mg | 32% |
| Vitamin A | 101 µg | 14% |
| Vitamin C | 16.5 mg | 22% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 18 IU | 3% |
| Vitamin E | 2.2 mg | 15% |
| Vitamin K | 57.5 µg | 64% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
5 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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