Brothy Vietnamese Pork Cao Lau

A flavorful bowl of noodle soup featuring braised pork belly and shoulder, served with crispy fried pork skin and herbs.

Estimated Nutrition

Per Serving Total
Calories 996.4 kcals 3985.4 kcals
Carbohydrates 64.4 grams 257.4 grams
Fat 60.1 grams 240.2 grams
Protein 49.7 grams 198.8 grams
Cook Time
190 mins
Produces
4 people
Allergies
Vegetarian
Vegan
Dairy Free
Gluten Free

Ingredients

BakingIngredients
1
tbsp
Demerara Sugar
or palm sugar
CondimentsSauces
3
tbsp
Light Soy Sauce
low-sodium
1
tbsp
4
tbsp
Fruits
1
piece
Lime
cut into 4 wedges
GrainsCereals
400
g
Rice Noodles
dried 5mm wide flat
Liquids
3
tbsp
Shaoxing Rice Wine
or dry sherry
Meat
320
g
Pork Shoulder
washed, pat dry, skin removed
500
g
Pork Belly
washed, pat dry, skin removed
500
g
NutsSeeds
3
stalk
Lemongrass
halved
2
piece
1
tsp
1
tsp
5
clove
Garlic
roughly chopped
2
stalk
Lemongrass
peeled
0.25
tsp
0.5
tsp
Black Pepper
freshly ground
30
g
Mint
fresh
30
g
Coriander
fresh
30
g
OilsFats
1
tbsp
Vegetables
2
piece
Onion
halved
2
cm
Ginger
sliced
1
piece
Banana Shallot
peeled and halved
5
cm
Root Ginger
peeled, roughly chopped
2
piece
Shallot
peeled
2
cm
Ginger
sliced
0.5
piece
Romaine Lettuce
stalk removed, sliced
1
piece
Red Chilli
thinly sliced

Steps

  • Preheat the oven to 120°C and line a roasting tray.
  • Slice pork skin into 2.5cm pieces and roast for 2.5 hours until dry.
  • Boil pork bones in 1 liter of water, discard liquid, and refill to simmer again.
  • Char onion, lemongrass, shallot, and ginger on a griddle before adding to the broth.
  • Blend garlic, ginger, lemongrass, and shallots to marinade the pork for 30 minutes.
  • Brown the pork in rapeseed oil, add marinade, and braise for 40 minutes.
  • Blanch beansprouts and cook rice noodles in boiling water for 8 minutes.
  • Deep-fry the roasted pork skin at 180°C until golden brown.
  • Combine the bone broth with the braising liquid in the wok and boil.
  • Assemble bowls with lettuce, noodles, broth, sliced pork, aromatics, and fried skin.