Bun Oc (Snail Noodle Soup)

🛒 Ingredients

• Snails (cleaned, meat only) 120 g · 80 kcal
• Pork bones (for broth base) 50 g · 100 kcal
• Tomatoes 80 g · 15 kcal
• Fermented rice vinegar 30 g · 5 kcal
• Fish sauce 15 g · 10 kcal
• Shrimp paste 10 g · 15 kcal
• Rice vermicelli noodles (cooked) 200 g · 280 kcal
• Fried tofu 50 g · 70 kcal
• Fried shallots 10 g · 40 kcal
• Fresh herbs (perilla, mint, cilantro, lettuce) 50 g · 15 kcal
• Chili 5 g · 0 kcal

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. Thoroughly clean the snails by soaking them in chili and rice water for several hours or overnight, then rinse well.
2. Prepare a rich broth by simmering pork bones with sliced tomatoes, fermented rice vinegar, shrimp paste, and fish sauce; season to taste.
3. Boil the cleaned snails in the broth until cooked through, then remove them and set aside.
4. Cook the rice vermicelli noodles according to package directions, then drain and rinse with cold water.
5. To serve, place cooked vermicelli in a bowl, top with snails, fried tofu, fresh herbs, and fried shallots, then ladle hot broth over everything.