Vietnam

Bun Cha Ca

Name: Bun Cha Ca
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Vietnam
Ingredients: 500 g White fish fillet; 400 g Rice vermicelli (bun); some of each Tomato & pineapple; 1.5 l Fish broth; some of each Dill & spring onion; some of each Fish sauce & chili

Fish cake noodle soup from central Vietnam

Bun cha ca is a rice noodle soup from central Vietnam with springy homemade fish cakes.

The slightly tart broth of tomato and pineapple is typical of coastal towns like Nha Trang and Da Nang.

Servings4

Time60 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

White fish fillet500 g
Rice vermicelli (bun)400 g
Tomato & pineapplesome of each
Fish broth1.5 l
Dill & spring onionsome of each
Fish sauce & chilisome of each

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Puree the fish finely and form into cakes.
Cook the cakes in the broth.
Add tomato and pineapple for the tart note.
Blanch the rice vermicelli and divide into bowls.
Serve with broth, fish cakes and dill.

Make it original

Rice vermicelli and fish sauce are in the Asia Boutique.

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