Quang-Style Turmeric Noodles with Pork, Prawns and Peanuts

What you need

• 400 g (14 oz) pork shoulder, in 2 cm (3/4 in) slices
• 300 g (10 oz) prawns, peeled, deveined
• 2 tbsp fish sauce
• 1 tbsp ground turmeric
• 1 tsp sugar
• 4 shallots, minced
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• 600 ml (2.5 cups) water
• 400 g (14 oz) fresh wide rice noodles
• 4 eggs, hard-boiled and halved, optional
• 100 g (3.5 oz) bean sprouts
• 1 handful lettuce, shredded
• 1 handful mint, leaves
• 60 g (2 oz) roasted peanuts, crushed
• 2 sesame rice crackers, broken into pieces
• 2 limes, cut in wedges
• 2 red chilies, sliced
• salt, to taste
• black pepper, to taste

Method

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1. 1

   Mix the pork with half of the turmeric, half of the garlic and shallots, 1 tbsp fish sauce, a pinch of salt and pepper. Leave for 30 min.

2. 2

   Toss the prawns with a pinch of turmeric, the sugar and 1 tsp fish sauce. Leave for 15 min.

3. 3

   Heat the oil in a wide pot over medium heat. Fry the remaining garlic and shallots until fragrant, 1 min.

4. 4

   Add the pork and cook, turning, until lightly browned on all sides, 5 min.

5. 5

   Stir in the remaining turmeric, then pour in the water and bring to a boil. Skim off the foam.

6. 6

   Simmer gently, partly covered, for 30 min until the pork is soft, then stir in the rest of the fish sauce and the salt.

7. 7

   Lift the pork out and cut it into thin pieces. Leave the broth simmering on low heat until it reduces to just enough to moisten the noodles.

8. 8

   Drop the prawns into the broth and cook until pink and cooked through, 3 min. Lift them out.

9. 9

   Blanch the noodles in boiling water for 1 min, then drain well.

10. 10

    Divide the noodles among 4 bowls. Add a few spoonfuls of broth, then top with the pork, prawns and eggs.

11. 11

    Scatter over the lettuce, bean sprouts and mint, then the peanuts and crackers.

12. 12

    Serve with lime wedges and chilies. Toss everything together at the table and squeeze lime over the bowl.

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