bun bo xao

Vietnamese beef noodle salad is packed with fresh herbs, flavorful beef, and refreshing lime fish sauce dressing. It is easy to make, and you can enjoy it either as a main or side dish.

Vietnamese Beef Noodle Salad (Bun Bo Xao)

lb beef

oyster sauce

fish sauce

garlic

ginger

black pepper

cooking oil

lime juice ((about 1 juicy lime))

water

sugar

rice vermicelli noodles

lettuce greens

carrot, julienned

cucumber, julienned

bean sprouts

Cilantro, roughly chopped

mint

shallots

peanuts

Slice beef thinly against the grain and marinate with oyster sauce, black pepper, garlic, ginger for 20-25 minutes.

Whisk together all ingredients to make the dressing and set aside. Adjust to taste.

Prepare vermicelli noodles according to package instruction.

Prepare all the veggies: wash lettuce, micro greens and bean sprouts. Wash, peel and julienne carrot and cucumber. Prepare all the herbs.

Place noodles in serving bowls and top with veggies and herbs.

Place a pan over medium high heat. When pan is hot, add oil, add beef in one single layer and let it cook undisturbed for 20-30 seconds. Add fish sauce and stir-fry until just cooked through. Work in small batches if needed to avoid crowding the pan.

Place the cooked beef over noodles, drizzle dressing and serve. It's often good to start with a small amount of dressing and taste to see if you want to add more.

This is a refreshing recipe for Vietnamese Beef Noodle Salad or Bun Bo Xao.

lb flank steak

soy sauce

corn starch

light brown sugar

vegetable oil

salt

½ tsp pepper

garlic (minced)

lemongrass

yellow onion

peanuts (roast &

carrot (julienned)

cucumber (julienned)

oz vermicelli noodles

lettuce

tbsp mint

Vietnamese dipping sauce

Marinade your flank steak in 1 tbsp soy sauce, 1/2 tsp corn starch, 1 tbsp light brown sugar, 1 tbsp oyster sauce, 1 tbsp vegetable oil, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 pepper, 2 cloves minced garlic, and 1 stalk minced lemongrass. Let it sit for 30 minutes.

While the steak is marinading, prepare the rest of your ingredients. Cook your vermicelli. Toast and cut your peanuts. Thinly slice your onion, cucumber, and carrot. Make your Vietnamese dipping sauce. Once you&#039;re done prepping the rest of your ingredients, the steak should be done marinading.

Now it&#039;s time to cook your steak. Add a tablespoon of oil to a large pan. Cook your onions until shiny and soft. Add in your steak and cook for 5-10 minutes until your steak is cooked through.

Assemble your noodle bowl. Add a handful of vermicelli noodles to a bowl. Follow that with lettuce, mint, cucumber, and carrot. Finally, top it all with peanuts. Drizzle Vietnamese dipping sauce over the top to taste and serve!

I really enjoyed the way you describe the elements of the salad, esp your description of making the Nuoc Cham by tasting the elements as you make the sauce to dial it in.    I would rather learn HOW to make a dish rather than just following a specific recipe.  This was so delicious.

I have made this twice now and I love it!  This is one of our favorite dishes whenever we go to a Vietnamese restaurant and I thought I would try to make it.  This is so easy and flavorful and my husband loves it!  Thank you for the recipe!

Wow! Thanks for this recipe! I would give six stars if I could - absolutely wonderful dish, I will definitely make this again. 

I made a couple of adjustments to it, and I never add extra salt to a soy-based marinade, since soy sauce is already very high in salt. The meat still ended up very tasty, my husband loved it as well.

Excellent recipe! I was surprised when shopping for ingredients that lemongrass wasn't in this dish. But then I saw your written blurb about "definitely add lemongrass for extra flavour" and was raging a bit. I'm heading back out to grab some lemongrass. LOL

Can you consider kindly updating the ingredients list to say:

- Lemongrass, 1 stalk (Optional but recommended)

Prepped the beef with ribeye and let marinate 24 hours. So full of flavor. Used the leftover meat the next day and ate it cold. Delicious both ways! Love this salad. Light, refreshing, and filling. Thanks for sharing!!

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