Hanoi Bun Bao

• beef flank steak, cut into thin slices and pounded↗1 1⁄2 lbs

  cut into thin slices and pounded

• vegetable oil↗2 tablespoons
• garlic↗2 cloves

  crushed

• cooked rice noodles↗
• Marinate with
• ginger↗1 teaspoon

  julienned

• garlic↗3 cloves

  cut in halves

• water↗2 tablespoons
• sugar↗1⁄2 teaspoon
• salt↗1⁄4 teaspoon
• vegetable oil↗2 tablespoons
• soy sauce↗2 tablespoons
• Toppings
• dry roasted peanuts↗1⁄2 lb

  smashed in mortar and pestle

• bean sprouts1 lb

  blanched in hot water

• head lettuce (chopped)↗1⁄2
• cup basil↗1⁄2
• cup cilantro↗1⁄2
• cup mint↗1⁄2

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Heat 2 tblspns oil in frying pan.

2. 2

   Add 2 cloves of chopped garlic.

3. 3

   Add beef and fry.

4. 4

   rice noodles, herbs, lettuce, bean sprouts.

5. 5

   peanuts and add Nuoc Mam Cham sauce.