Cao Lau

Name: Cao Lau
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Vietnam
Ingredients: 500 g cao lau noodles; 600 g pork shoulder; 3 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tsp five-spice; 2 tbsp honey; 4 cloves garlic; 150 g bean sprouts; 1 head lettuce; 20 g mint; 80 g rice crackers; 2 chili; 2 lime; 2 tbsp fish sauce

Hoi An specialty of chewy wheat-rice noodles with char siu pork, crispy rice crackers, and fresh herbs.

prep 20 min
cook 55 min
total 75 min
serves 4
intermediate
Vietnam

Ingredients

500 g cao lau noodles
600 g pork shoulder
3 tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp five-spice
2 tbsp honey
4 cloves garlic
150 g bean sprouts
1 head lettuce
20 g mint
80 g rice crackers
2 chili
2 lime
2 tbsp fish sauce

Steps

Marinate pork in soy, five-spice, honey, garlic 2 hours.
Roast at 180°C for 50 minutes, glaze edges dark and lacquered.
Slice pork thin.
Warm noodles briefly in hot water, drain.
Assemble: noodles, sprouts, herbs, pork, rice crackers, chili, squeeze of lime, splash of fish sauce; toss before eating.

≈ 540 kcal · 30 g protein · 64 g carbs · 18 g fat — per serving, estimate