Grilled Beef Noodle Bowl (Bún Thịt Bò Nướng)
Traditional Vietnamese cold rice vermicelli dish topped with grilled beef, fresh herbs, fresh veggies and a generous amount of Vietnamese salad dressing.
Servings: 3
Ingredients
- ½ package of thin rice vermicelli noodles
Ingredients for beef marinade:
- ½ tsp freshly chopped garlic
- ½ tsp fish sauce
- 2 tsp sugar
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp chili garlic sauce
- ¼ tsp granulated garlic
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil or canola oil
- 1 pound flank steak
Ingredients for the garnish:
- chopped green onions The amount depends on your taste.
- cilantro The amount depends on your taste.
- bean sprouts The amount depends on your taste.
- basil The amount depends on your taste.
- shredded lettuce I used romaine, but you can use iceberg too.
- pickled daikon radish & carrots The amount depends on your taste.
- Vietnamese salad dressing or nước chấm The amount depends on your taste. I usually pour a generous amount in the rice noodle bowls.
Instructions
Instructions to marinade & cook the beef:
- Combine freshly chopped garlic, fish sauce, sugar, soy sauce, pepper, chili garlic sauce, oil and granulated garlic in a bowl. Mix well. Give the marinade a taste and adjust accordingly.
- Pour the marinade over the flank steak. Let the steak marinade overnight in the fridge in a sealed container.
- The next morning, place the steaks on the grill until it's cooked. Thinly sliced and set the steaks aside to assemble the noodle bowls.
Instructions to cook the rice noodles:
- Place water and salt in a pot and let them come to a boil.
- Add in the desired amount of rice noodles & let it cook until the noodles are tender, but not mushy.
Instructions to assemble the rice noodle bowls:
- Place the shredded lettuce into the bowl.
- Add the rice noodles on top of the lettuce.
- Garnish the noodles with thinly sliced marinaded beef, bean sprouts, basil, cilantro, chopped green onions, pickled daikon radish & carrots.
- Pour a generous amount of Vietnamese salad dressing, or nước chấm over the rice noodles & enjoy.