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Vietnamese · PANTRYHOP RECIPE

Bún Chả Cá (Vietnamese Fish Cake Noodle Soup)

35 minutes · 4 servings · omnivore

A home-friendly version of a coastal noodle soup using ready-made fish cakes.

Ingredients

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  • 8 oz (225 g) rice vermicelli
  • 6 cups fish stock or light chicken stock
  • 12 oz (340 g) Vietnamese-style fish cakes, sliced
  • 2 tomatoes, wedged
  • 1 cup pineapple chunks
  • 2 scallion, sliced
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1/2 cup dill

Let’s make it

  1. Cook the noodles, rinse, and divide among bowls.
  2. Bring the stock to a simmer with tomatoes, pineapple, fish sauce, salt, and sugar for 10 minutes.
  3. Add the fish cakes and simmer 3 to 4 minutes, just until heated through.
  4. Ladle into bowls and top with dill and scallions.

Cut the fish cakes into small pieces so they are easier for children to eat.

Cooking time varies with equipment and batch size. Follow school allergy rules for children’s meals; keep perishable lunches cold.

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