My mind’s been all over the place lately. After a busy day of work and while taking care of baby, and picking the girls up from their afterschool activities, I was craving Mì Hoành Thánh Xá Xíu and wanted it ASAP! Not sure why we didn’t just go pick it up at the restaurant, but instead of spending 3+ hours making pork broth the way I usually do it, I used Quoc Viet Hu Tieu Soup Base to help me make the broth in less than an hour. I spent more time making the wontons than it took for the broth to be ready.
Yes, making pork broth from scratch with pork bones tastes better, but this workaround is still pretty great. The soup base is perfectly packaged and didn’t require me to season it much more afterward.
If you don’t have time to make the Xá Xíu, Roasted BBQ Pork, just go to local 99 Ranch at the deli or Chinese BBQ shop to get pre-made by the pound.
Broth Ingredients:
6 quarts water
½ cup Quoc Viet Hu Tieu Soup Base
2 large yellow onion
12 ounces daikon
1 dried squid
¼ cup Kho Market dried shrimp
Hoành Thánh Ingredients:
½ pound pork
½ pound shrimp
2 tablespoons oyster sauce
1 tablespoon fish sauce
1 tablespoon grated ginger
1 teaspoon sugar
½ teaspoon black pepper
½ teaspoon sesame oil
Noodle Bowl Ingredients:
Egg Noodles
Hu Tieu Noodles
Xá Xíu, Roasted BBQ Pork
Hoành Thánh , Wonton
Boiled Shrimp
Choy Sum/Bok Choy
Cilantro
Green Onions
Fried Shallots
Fried Garlic
Black Pepper
Steps:
Make Broth – Add all the broth ingredients into a big stock pot and simmer for ~1 hour. Season the pork broth with extra seasonings as needed.
Make Wontons – In a medium bowl, mix the Hoành Thánh Ingredients until fully combined. Stuff the wonton wrappers with the filling, and shape the wontons however you like. Steam or boil the wontons until they’re cooked all the way through.
Assemble Noodle Bowls – Load up a soup bowl with cooked egg noodles, wontons, bbq pork, other goodies, and fill it up with comforting broth. Garnish the noodle soup with chopped green onions, cilantro, black pepper, fried shallots, and enjoy.
Tips:
- There’s different egg noodle options. Pick whatever you like.
- The toppings options are endless. Use whatever proteins you like.
- Here’s my Char Siu/ Xa Xiu recipe if you want tom make it at home.
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