Recipe #1: Mi Quang with pork and shrimp

Recipe and video by Danang Cuisine

(công thức Tiẽng Việt bên dưới)

Mi Quang with pork and shrimp - Mì Quảng tôm thịt

Tired of eating out yet? No worries, Danang Cuisine is here to help you cook your favourite Vietnamese dishes. Let's begin our cooking series with the most authentic dish: Mi Quang with pork and shrimp. For your convenience, each recipe will be in English and Vietnamese, and come with a video showing the cooking process with English voice-over and Vietnamese subtitle. 

I am no professional chef or cameraman.. so bear with me lolz. Feel free to post any question, feedback or simply show some love ^.^

HOW TO COOK: MI QUANG WITH PORK AND SHRIMP

     

       INGREDIENTS (4-6 serves)

300 gr pork belly
200gr shrimp
2-3 boiled eggs
Peanuts
Vegetables: lecttuce, cilantro, perilla, mint leaves, spring onions (Better to include banana blossom)
Chicken stock, fish sauce, pepper, sugar, sesame oil, garlic, chilli, chilli sauce
Rice noodles

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Guest post by Leon

Crab soup - Súp cua

Hi guys, today I would like to introduce one of my favourite light afternoon dishes: crab soup.

I discovered this dish very recently and love it absolutely. I have tried this dish before at various places from luxury restaurants (in fact it is one of the most popular starter dishes at Vietnamese restaurants) to street vendors and I’ve never had any good impression with it. It was ok, yes, but nothing special to make me begging for a second serve. It was because of this very reason that I was quite reluctant when my friend asked me to go check out this place that sells crab soup. I did not want to waste a beautiful afternoon eating something boring while I had a whole list of things I wanted to eat, given that I had just returned to Danang after quite a long time abroad. Fortunately, I did not let my instinct get the best of me and agreed to tag along.

It was a small street vendor in an alley right in front of Da Nang Cathedral (widely known as "Rooster Church") on Tran Phu Street, so if you’re familiar with this city you’ll have no trouble finding this place. From the first look, the soup is your typical, everyday crab soup, with smashed crab cooked with tapioca starch, enhanced by a couple of quail eggs and fine chopped “cha”. Contrary to my expectation, it tasted really good and the accompanied long fried bread just took everything to another level. I just had to have another serve and bought two to bring home; it is just that good, especially when the weather is a bit cold. This place opens in the afternoon from around 2pm to 6pm so you have to get there fast or you’ll get nothing. It’s a great choice if you’re hungry around this time but don’t want to have anything too much to miss dinner.

In conclusion, this crab soup is a gem that often overlooked. I’d say give it a try and maybe you’ll get to love it as much as I do.     

Fried bread - Bánh quẩy (dip this into the soup and eat - super tasty!!)

Nice view of the church from the shop

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Where: opposite to Da Nang Cathedral (156 Tran Phu) - 16,000VND/bowl
When:  around 2~6pm

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