Lao Sukiyaki Noodle Soup
Lao sukiyaki is a staple in Lao cuisine and it brings all the creamy and seafood flavors into a bowl. The two main components are the broth and the peanut sukiyaki sauce.
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 1 hr 15 min
- Yield
- 7 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 3lb beef bones
- 4 cilantro roots
- 1 onion
- 3 inch ginger
- 1 tbsp salt
- 1 tsp msg
- 1 tsp sugar
- 5 quarts water
- fish sauce to taste
- ½ cup Vegetable oil
- 2 medium (134g or 1 cup) shallots, chopped
- ⅓ cup garlic (15 whole cloves)
- 2 tbsp paprika
- 1/2 cup (1.5oz) dried shrimp, dry saute then chopped
- 1-½ cup coconut milk
- 1-1/2 cups salted dry roasted peanut, ground
- ½ cup red bean curd, smashed
- 1 tsp msg
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 tbsp chili garlic sauce
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- poached egg shrimp fish balls thin beef eye round slices fish sauce napa cabbage baby bok choy green onion
Instructions
- 1
Boil a pot of water and add the beef bones and bring it to a boil then boil for 10 mins then toss out the water and clean the bones. Using frozen bones is fine. To the cleaned pot add the cleaned bones, cilantro root, onions, ginger, and a large dash of salt, msg, sugar, then water. Bring it to a boil, put a lid over it, and boil on low for at least 1 hour. Add a few dashes of fish sauce to taste.
- 2
Dry saute the sesame seeds for 3 mins on high then the dry shrimp for 2 mins. Blend the roasted dried shrimp in a food processor and put it in a bowl. Then blend the sesame seeds in a food processor then add peanuts and blend until creamy and place in a bowl Heat a saucepan, and add the vegetable oil. Let the oil heat up for 2 mins then add the chopped shallots and garlic and saute on medium low for 8 mins until lightly golden Add the paprika, powdered dried shrimp and saute for 30 seconds Add the coconut milk, peanut sesame mixture, smashed red bean curd, chili garlic sauce, msg, sugar, and fish sauce. Cook on low for 5 mins. Adjust to taste. Use an immersion blender to make it extra smooth
- 3
Poach egg: bring to a boil then simmer on low, spin water with spoon, and cook for 2-3 mins. Place the poached egg in cold water until use Cook the thinly sliced beef and shrimp for a 1-2 mins Cook the cuttlefish meatballs for 2 mins Blanch the baby bok choy and napa cabbage Cook the mung bean noodles for 2 mins In a bowl, add the meat, veggies, noodles, soup, sukiyaki sauce, oil, poached egg, sesame seeds, green onion. Mix adjust to taste and enjoy