{"id":54673,"date":"2025-09-12T08:31:46","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T22:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/?p=54673"},"modified":"2025-09-12T08:31:48","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T22:31:48","slug":"appetiser-recipe-bun-bo-hue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/blog\/appetiser-recipe-bun-bo-hue\/","title":{"rendered":"B\u00fan b\u00f2 Hu\u1ebf (Vietnamese spicy beef noodle soup)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"54673\" class=\"elementor elementor-54673\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c6039f1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2c6039f1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c59fddc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c59fddc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/aMag_Spr25-Blog-BunChaBo-Recipe.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-54671\" alt=\"A bowl of b\u00fan b\u00f2 Hu\u1ebf with round rice noodles, sliced beef, meatballs, bean sprouts, fresh mint and coriander, garnished with chilli and served with herbs on the side.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/aMag_Spr25-Blog-BunChaBo-Recipe.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/aMag_Spr25-Blog-BunChaBo-Recipe-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/aMag_Spr25-Blog-BunChaBo-Recipe-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/aMag_Spr25-Blog-BunChaBo-Recipe-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/aMag_Spr25-Blog-BunChaBo-Recipe-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dc7c175 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2dc7c175\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ff68072 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ff68072\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>B\u00fan b\u00f2 Hu\u1ebf is often described as pho\u2019s fiery cousin. Where pho is soothing and subtle, this central Vietnamese noodle soup is bold, spicy and deeply savoury with just a touch of sweetness. The name itself points to the noodle \u2013 b\u00fan are round rice noodles, while pho uses flat ones. A steaming bowl typically brings together noodles, slow-cooked beef, a rich beef broth, a slick of chilli oil (or satay), fresh herbs and crunchy vegetables.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-51e6fe3a elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"51e6fe3a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c7f6b03\" data-id=\"c7f6b03\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b067acd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b067acd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ingredients<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-176dd7c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"176dd7c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Beef broth<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>2.5L beef stock<\/li><li>1 \u00bd tablespoons shrimp paste<\/li><li>2 stalks lemongrass, bruised and sliced in half lengthwise<\/li><li>4 kaffir lime leaves<\/li><li>50g grated palm sugar<\/li><li>\u00be teaspoon MSG (optional)<\/li><li>2 tablespoons fish sauce<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdd278f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cdd278f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>To serve<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>180-200g cooked b\u00fan noodles<\/li><li>120g Jeffersons marinated grain fed beef brisket (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mybidfood.com.au\/#\/products\/detail\/190387\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">190387<\/a>)<\/li><li>\u00bc onion, thinly sliced<\/li><li>4 shallots, thinly sliced<\/li><li>2 teaspoons chilli oil or Vietnamese satay<\/li><li>Red cabbage, thinly sliced<\/li><li>Bean sprouts<\/li><li>Coriander\u00a0<\/li><li>Vietnamese mint<\/li><li>Sliced chili<\/li><li>Lime wedges<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9cad168\" data-id=\"9cad168\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65023702 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"65023702\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Method<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79617207 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79617207\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Prepare the beef broth by mixing the shrimp paste with 150ml water. Leave to settle, then pour the clear liquid into the hot stock. Add 500ml water, lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves and palm sugar, plus MSG if using. Simmer for 30\u201345 minutes, then add fish sauce and adjust seasoning to taste.<\/p><p>Cook the noodles according to packet instructions. Blanch briefly to warm, then transfer to serving bowls. Top with sliced brisket, onions and shallots. Ladle over the hot beef broth and garnish with fresh herbs. Serve with red cabbage, bean sprouts, extra herbs, chilli and lime wedges on the side.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab95598 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ab95598\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kitchen notes<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38c129a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38c129a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Vietnamese sa t\u1ebf is often mistaken for peanut satay, but it\u2019s an entirely different beast \u2013 closer to a chilli oil than a nut sauce. Think of it as Vietnam\u2019s answer to sambal, layered with lemongrass fragrance. Typically made from finely minced lemongrass, garlic, shallots and plenty of dried chilli flakes slowly cooked down in oil until aromatic. Seasonings like fish sauce, sugar and sometimes shrimp paste add depth<\/p>\n<p>Hu\u1ebf-style pork sausage (ch\u1ea3 Hu\u1ebf). A central Vietnamese take on pork sausage, made from finely pounded pork paste seasoned with garlic and black pepper, wrapped in banana leaf and steamed. The result is a smooth, springy texture with a peppery kick. Traditionally sliced into <span data-start=\"400\" data-end=\"412\" style=\"\">b\u00fan b\u00f2 Hu\u1ebf<\/span>, it brings gentle garlic heat and meaty richness that balance beautifully with the spicy lemongrass lift of <span data-start=\"521\" data-end=\"528\" style=\"\">sa t\u1ebf<\/span>. Using pork balls as a substitute will work well.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-354bef23 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"354bef23\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-afc25ee\" data-id=\"afc25ee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f909aba elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f909aba\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-38075b44\" data-id=\"38075b44\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a0a7176 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2a0a7176\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-36881b56\" data-id=\"36881b56\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f07d192 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f07d192\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As seen in spring 2025<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e03ad0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5e03ad0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"471\" height=\"102\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/BIDFOOD-appetiser-white-2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-50674\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/BIDFOOD-appetiser-white-2.png 471w, https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/BIDFOOD-appetiser-white-2-300x65.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 471px) 100vw, 471px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19e72a61 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"19e72a61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"http:\/\/www.appetisermagazine.com.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">See more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-221bd3b2\" data-id=\"221bd3b2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f49cc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8f49cc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.appetisermagazine.com.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"997\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/aMag_Spr25_COVER-WEB-1-822x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-54679\" alt=\"Cover of appetiser magazine, Spring 2025 edition. 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Unlike pho, which uses flat rice noodles, b\u00fan b\u00f2 Hu\u1ebf is made with round rice noodles and topped with slow-cooked beef, pork or beef meatballs, fresh herbs, bean sprouts and a squeeze of lime.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":54671,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[24],"class_list":["post-54673","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipes","tag-appetiser"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54673","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54673"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54673\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54912,"href":"https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54673\/revisions\/54912"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54671"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54673"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}