Mi Quang

Mi Quang: Step by Step

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1. Heat the oil in a wide pan. Cook the shallots and garlic for 3 minutes until golden. Add the turmeric and pork and cook for 4 minutes.

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2. Add the prawns, fish sauce, sugar and water. Simmer for 20 minutes until the pork is tender and the liquid has reduced to a rich, thin sauce.

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3. Cook the noodles in boiling water with a pinch of turmeric for 4 minutes. Drain.

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4. Divide the lettuce and bean sprouts between 4 bowls and add the noodles. Spoon over the pork, prawns and a little broth.

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5. Top with the peanuts, herbs and chilli. Break a rice cracker over each bowl and serve with the lime.

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Keep an Eye on These

1. Keep the broth low so the dish stays almost dry.
2. Toast the rice crackers over a flame or under the grill for crunch.
3. Add sliced chicken or quail eggs for a traditional variation.

Ingredient Swaps

• Dried chilli flakes can stand in for the red chilli. Heat varies a great deal between chillies and between jars, so start with a small pinch and add more to taste.
• Lemon is the everyday swap for limes in this kind of dish — the acidity plays the same role even though the flavour is not identical.
• An eighth of a teaspoon of garlic powder per clove is the stand-in usually given when you are out of fresh garlic; it will not brown the same way, and it burns easily, so add it with the liquid.

To Go With It

Lime wedges · Chilli sauce · Iced tea · Fresh herbs

Storing Leftovers

Best eaten straight away. The pork keeps in the fridge for 2 days.

Mi Quang Nutrition Facts

Per serving, an approximate calculation from the ingredient list. Treat it as a rough guide: part of the energy comes from foods, or weights per item, with no recorded source. How the figures are worked out.