SO sent me on an errand near the stadiums to pick up a light bulb. Not
just any light bulb, a high-priced twisty fluorescent bulb that is more
like sunlight than normal incandescent or fluorescent bulbs. Uwajimaya
was on the way home, so I stopped there for provisions. For those
outside the northwest, Uwajimaya is an Asian grocery store on potent
anabolic steroids. I behaved myself. Got some boneless pork on sale,
along with kimchi, Korean spinach salad, and two types of rice noodles.
(Now that fall's here, I feel the urge to cook up some bun bo Hue this
weekend.) I braised the pork with sweet soy sauce, onion, garlic, and
ginger, and served it with rice and the aforementioned kimchi and salad.
The pork tasted almost like Vietnamese kho (caramel sauce), probably
because of the soy sauce. A fairly low-effort dinner.

Cindy

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previously in rfc, Cindy Fuller >
wrote:

> SO sent me on an errand near the stadiums to pick up a light bulb.
> Not just any light bulb, a high-priced twisty fluorescent bulb that is
> more like sunlight than normal incandescent or fluorescent bulbs.
> Uwajimaya was on the way home, so I stopped there for provisions. For
> those outside the northwest, Uwajimaya is an Asian grocery store on
> potent anabolic steroids. I behaved myself. Got some boneless pork
> on sale, along with kimchi, Korean spinach salad, and two types of
> rice noodles. (Now that fall's here, I feel the urge to cook up some
> bun bo Hue this weekend.) I braised the pork with sweet soy sauce,
> onion, garlic, and ginger, and served it with rice and the
> aforementioned kimchi and salad. The pork tasted almost like
> Vietnamese kho (caramel sauce), probably because of the soy sauce. A
> fairly low-effort dinner.
>

The pork sounds delicious. I've never used a sweet soy sauce. I'd like to
try it! What is bun bo Hue?

I also made pork tonight. I bought a package of thick boneless (loin?)
chops at Costco. So I floured them, browned six of them in my cast iron
pan, and then topped the chops with sliced onion, apple, sauerkraut and a
splash of cider vinegar. Covered the pan and put it in the oven for an
hour. The onion, kraut and apple melted down into the chops which were
shredable (sp? that doesn't look right!) tender. Really fantastic.

-Claudia

previously in rfc, Cindy Fuller >
wrote:

> SO sent me on an errand near the stadiums to pick up a light bulb.
> Not just any light bulb, a high-priced twisty fluorescent bulb that is
> more like sunlight than normal incandescent or fluorescent bulbs.
> Uwajimaya was on the way home, so I stopped there for provisions. For
> those outside the northwest, Uwajimaya is an Asian grocery store on
> potent anabolic steroids. I behaved myself. Got some boneless pork
> on sale, along with kimchi, Korean spinach salad, and two types of
> rice noodles. (Now that fall's here, I feel the urge to cook up some
> bun bo Hue this weekend.) I braised the pork with sweet soy sauce,
> onion, garlic, and ginger, and served it with rice and the
> aforementioned kimchi and salad. The pork tasted almost like
> Vietnamese kho (caramel sauce), probably because of the soy sauce. A
> fairly low-effort dinner.
>

The pork sounds delicious. I've never used a sweet soy sauce. I'd like to
try it! What is bun bo Hue?

I also made pork tonight. I bought a package of thick boneless (loin?)
chops at Costco. So I floured them, browned six of them in my cast iron
pan, and then topped the chops with sliced onion, apple, sauerkraut and a
splash of cider vinegar. Covered the pan and put it in the oven for an
hour. The onion, kraut and apple melted down into the chops which were
shredable (sp? that doesn't look right!) tender. Really fantastic.

-Claudia

In article >, CJB >
wrote:

> previously in rfc, Cindy Fuller >
> wrote:
>
> > SO sent me on an errand near the stadiums to pick up a light bulb.
> > Not just any light bulb, a high-priced twisty fluorescent bulb that is
> > more like sunlight than normal incandescent or fluorescent bulbs.
> > Uwajimaya was on the way home, so I stopped there for provisions. For
> > those outside the northwest, Uwajimaya is an Asian grocery store on
> > potent anabolic steroids. I behaved myself. Got some boneless pork
> > on sale, along with kimchi, Korean spinach salad, and two types of
> > rice noodles. (Now that fall's here, I feel the urge to cook up some
> > bun bo Hue this weekend.) I braised the pork with sweet soy sauce,
> > onion, garlic, and ginger, and served it with rice and the
> > aforementioned kimchi and salad. The pork tasted almost like
> > Vietnamese kho (caramel sauce), probably because of the soy sauce. A
> > fairly low-effort dinner.
> >
>
> The pork sounds delicious. I've never used a sweet soy sauce. I'd like to
> try it! What is bun bo Hue?

Sweet soy sauce is also called kecap manis. It has the consistency of
molasses.

Bun bo Hue is a Vietnamese soup that contains both beef and pork, along
with rice noodles that are about the diameter of spaghetti. It's not a
common soup in Vietnamese restaurants, at least in my experience. One
restaurant here in Seattle makes it with seafood, which is an entirely
different entity. Unlike pho, bun bo Hue is fairly spicy.

Cindy

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In article >, CJB >
wrote:

> previously in rfc, Cindy Fuller >
> wrote:
>
> > SO sent me on an errand near the stadiums to pick up a light bulb.
> > Not just any light bulb, a high-priced twisty fluorescent bulb that is
> > more like sunlight than normal incandescent or fluorescent bulbs.
> > Uwajimaya was on the way home, so I stopped there for provisions. For
> > those outside the northwest, Uwajimaya is an Asian grocery store on
> > potent anabolic steroids. I behaved myself. Got some boneless pork
> > on sale, along with kimchi, Korean spinach salad, and two types of
> > rice noodles. (Now that fall's here, I feel the urge to cook up some
> > bun bo Hue this weekend.) I braised the pork with sweet soy sauce,
> > onion, garlic, and ginger, and served it with rice and the
> > aforementioned kimchi and salad. The pork tasted almost like
> > Vietnamese kho (caramel sauce), probably because of the soy sauce. A
> > fairly low-effort dinner.
> >
>
> The pork sounds delicious. I've never used a sweet soy sauce. I'd like to
> try it! What is bun bo Hue?

Sweet soy sauce is also called kecap manis. It has the consistency of
molasses.

Bun bo Hue is a Vietnamese soup that contains both beef and pork, along
with rice noodles that are about the diameter of spaghetti. It's not a
common soup in Vietnamese restaurants, at least in my experience. One
restaurant here in Seattle makes it with seafood, which is an entirely
different entity. Unlike pho, bun bo Hue is fairly spicy.

Cindy

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In article > ,
Dog3 <dognospam@adjfkdla;not> wrote:

> http://www.phogrand.com/flash.html

Looks pretty authentic to me, Michael. My bun bo Hue recipe doesn't
call for pigs' feet like Pho Grand's does. They do have hu tieu soups.
I've been looking all over Seattle for the tapioca starch noodles those
soups use without any luck. I may just have to wander around the little
groceries in the International District and points south to find them.

Cindy

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previously in rfc, Cindy Fuller >
wrote:

>
> Sweet soy sauce is also called kecap manis. It has the consistency of
> molasses.

Yum! Sounds like a good item to have in the pantry. I'm going to have to
find some.

>
> Bun bo Hue is a Vietnamese soup that contains both beef and pork,
> along with rice noodles that are about the diameter of spaghetti.
> It's not a common soup in Vietnamese restaurants, at least in my
> experience. One restaurant here in Seattle makes it with seafood,
> which is an entirely different entity. Unlike pho, bun bo Hue is
> fairly spicy.

I just checked the menus of my three favorite Vietnamese restaurants in NYC
(Saigon Grill, Monsoon, Bao Noodles) and none of them list Bun bo Hue. Too
bad!! I love a spicy soup.

-Claudia

previously in rfc, Cindy Fuller >
wrote:

>
> Sweet soy sauce is also called kecap manis. It has the consistency of
> molasses.

Yum! Sounds like a good item to have in the pantry. I'm going to have to
find some.

>
> Bun bo Hue is a Vietnamese soup that contains both beef and pork,
> along with rice noodles that are about the diameter of spaghetti.
> It's not a common soup in Vietnamese restaurants, at least in my
> experience. One restaurant here in Seattle makes it with seafood,
> which is an entirely different entity. Unlike pho, bun bo Hue is
> fairly spicy.

I just checked the menus of my three favorite Vietnamese restaurants in NYC
(Saigon Grill, Monsoon, Bao Noodles) and none of them list Bun bo Hue. Too
bad!! I love a spicy soup.

-Claudia