Thai boat noodle is one of my favorite soups, but my family has never made it. There is a Thai Temple in Berkeley, CA that has THE BEST Thai Boat Noodle, I highly recommend anyone to go try it out, it's only on Sunday's from 10am-2pm. It's not only amazing food, but a pretty cool experience. This is not exactly like it, but it comes close. Don't be scared of all the ingredients, it wasn't that hard to make!
Ingredients:
Broth Base
2 lbs Pork Bones
1 Stalk of Lemongrass, just the top portion
1 Medium Onion, sliced in half
1 Medium Daikon, chopped in 4 pieces
2 Large Carrots, chopped in 4 pieces
5 Cilantro Roots 5 Garlic Cloves, crushed
10 pieces Galangal
1 Pandan Leaf
1 Cinnamon Stick
1 Star Anise
1 tsp Toasted Coriander Seeds
1/4 tsp White Pepper, ground
4 tbsp Fish Sauce
3 tbsp Soy Sauce
2 tbsp Golden Mountain Sauce
1 1/2 tbsp Black Soy Sauce
2 tbsp Fermented Soy Bean Paste
2 tbsp White Vinegar
2 large pieces of Rock Sugar, about 20g
2 tsp Salt
1/2 cup Pork Blood (optional but it is the secret ingredient)
Soup Additions:
Rice Noodles, cooked to package instructions
Beef, thinly sliced
1 package of Meatballs
Bean Sprouts
Water Spinach
Green Onions, chopped
Cilantro, chopped
Thai Basil
Chinese Celery, chopped
Fried Garlic
Red Crush Pepper
Lime
Chili Vinegar
Fish Sauce Soy Sauce
Sriracha
Instructions:
Add pork bones and water to a large pot, making sure the bones are completely covered. Bring to a simmer for 45 minutes. Keep skimming the broth, a lot of foamy stuff will start surfacing to the top.
Cook the rice noodles, drain and set aside.
Add the rest of the broth ingredients in the pot. I put the solid pieces in a soup bag to make it easier to discard later. Continue to let it boil for 1 hour.
Once the broth is ready, discard the soup bag and add the pork blood and meatballs. Make sure to stir it immediately so it doesn't clump and let it continue to boil for another 15 minutes.
Put 1 portion of noodles, bean sprouts, Chinese celery and spinach into a noodle strainer and blanch in the boiling broth for 5 seconds. Drain and transfer to your bowl.
Now blanch the thinly sliced beef and add to your bowl.
Add the meatballs and broth and season to your liking with all or any of the soup additions and enjoy!
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