Bun Thit Bo Xao

Directions

  1. 1Marinate sliced beef with fish sauce, oyster sauce, sugar, mushroom seasoning, black pepper, and half of the minced garlic and shallot.
  2. 2Heat up some neutral oil in a pan.
  3. 3Add your marinated beef to the pan.
  4. 4Quickly sauté your beef on high heat for a few minutes.
  5. 5Add some sliced onion to the pan.
  6. 6Get the usual suspects of a vermicelli noodle salad together, like cooked vermicelli noodles, fresh veggies and herbs, julienned cucumber, pickled carrots, and bean sprouts.
  7. 7Prepare the spicy garlic fish sauce dressing.
  8. 8Put all the components together in a bowl: noodles, veggies, cucumbers, pickled carrots, sautéed beef, and crushed peanuts.
  9. 9Pour over as much of the fish sauce dressing as you like.
  10. 10Mix well and enjoy!

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs sliced tri-tip
  • vermicelli noodles
  • 2 tbl minced garlic
  • 2 tbl minced shallot
  • 1 tbl fish sauce
  • 1.5 tbl oyster sauce
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 tsp mushroom seasoning or MSG
  • 0.5 tsp black pepper
  • bean sprout
  • julienned cucumber
  • mint
  • Thai basil
  • cilantro
  • pickled carrots
  • crushed roasted peanut
  • neutral oil
  • spicy garlic fish sauce dressing

Equipment

panchopsticksladlebowl

Tips

  • This dish is great for weeknights or for meal prepping.
  • You can marinate a big batch of beef, make a batch of noodles, and prepare all the veggies and toppings beforehand. Then, cook enough beef to feed your family each night.