Vietnam

Bánh Đa Cua

Name: Bánh Đa Cua
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Vietnam
Ingredients: 300 g Brown rice ribbon noodles (bánh đa); 500 g Freshwater crab; 2 pieces Tomatoes; 1 tbsp Crab paste; some of each Spring onion & herbs; 2 tbsp Fish sauce

Crab noodle soup from Hải Phòng

Bánh đa cua is the famous specialty of the port city of Hải Phòng: a soup with brown rice ribbon noodles and freshwater crab.

The broth is made from pounded field crabs that give it a deep, savoury sweetness; tomatoes, herbs and crab paste round it out.

Servings3

Time60 min

LevelAdvanced

Ingredients

Brown rice ribbon noodles (bánh đa)300 g
Freshwater crab500 g
Tomatoes2 pieces
Crab paste1 tbsp
Spring onion & herbssome of each
Fish sauce2 tbsp

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Pound the crabs, press out with water, strain.
Heat the liquid until the crab meat sets into flakes.
Add tomatoes and crab paste.
Season with fish sauce.
Pour over the soaked noodles, serve with herbs.

Make it original

Rice ribbon noodles and crab paste for bánh đa cua are in the Asia Boutique.

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