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Phnom Penh Noodles

Kuy Teav Noodle Soup

Thida Koeut
This is our recipe for making Kuy teav — Cambodia's famous pork bone noodle soup — at home.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Course Breakfast, dinner, lunch, Main Course
Cuisine Cambodian, Southeast Asian
Servings 6 people
Calories 4428 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 3-quart pot
  • 1 6-quart pot
  • 1 Strainer scooper
  • 1 Colander
  • 1 Butcher knife

Ingredients
  

Phnom Penh Noodle Soup Ingredients

  • 2 pounds Pork bone
  • 1 Dried squid medium sized
  • 1 Carrot large
  • 1 Daikon radish large
  • 1 White onion
  • 4 Anise star (affiliate link)
  • 5 Coriander stems
  • ½ tablespoon Kampot peppercorn (affiliate link)
  • 1 tablespoon Vegetable seasoning
  • ½ tablespoon Sugar
  • ½ tablespoon MSG (affiliate link)
  • 1 ½ tablespoon Salt
  • ½ pound Beef balls
  • 1 ½ pound Kuy teav noodles (affiliate link)

Kuy Teav Phnom Penh Toppings Ingredients

  • 12 Shrimp deveined
  • ¾ pounds Beef
  • 2 stalks Thai basil
  • 4 stalks Green onions
  • 12 cloves Garlic
  • 6 cups Bean sprouts
  • Chilli flakes (affiliate link) to taste
  • Sriracha sauce to taste
  • Fish sauce (affiliate link) to taste
  • Lime juice to taste
  • Sugar to taste

Alternative Topping Ingredients

  • Pork blood to taste
  • Pork intestines to taste
  • Rice wine vinegar to taste (instead of lime wedges)
  • Soy sauce (affiliate link) to taste (instead of fish sauce or salt)
  • Honey to taste (instead of sugar)

Instructions
 

Noodle Soup Preparation Instructions

  • Wash and place the pork bones into a 3/4 full 3-quart pot of water, set to boil.
  • Let the pork bones boil for 5 minutes, then remove from heat, discard the water, and wash the bones under warm water to remove all the gunk.
  • Once washed, place the pork bones into a 6-quart pot that's 3/4 full with water and set to boil on high heat. You can prepare and add the other broth ingredients while the pork bone boils to save time.
  • Clean and chop the carrot and daikon radish into 1-inch pieces and add to the broth.
    Kuy teav onion, carrot, and daikon
  • Peel the onion and add to the broth, whole.
  • Add the star anise to the broth.
    kuy teav phnom penh star anise
  • Cut the stems from a bunch of cilantro, rinse them, then add them to the broth.
    Cilantro stems in phnom penh noodles broth
  • Cut the dried squid into 1-inch wide slices and add to the broth.
    Dried squid in Kuy Teav Phnom Penh
  • Place the black peppercorns in the Kuy Teav broth.
  • Add salt, vegetable seasoning, MSG, and sugar to the broth.
  • Reduce the heat to medium-low and allow the broth to simmer for 1 hour.
  • Once the broth has been simmering for an hour, add the meatballs to the soup and allow them to boil for another 15 minutes, then turn off the heat.
    Meatballs in Phnom Penh Noodle Soup

Kuy Teav Toppings Preparation Instructions

  • Peel the garlic, crush it with the flat side of a butcher knife, then mince it finely.
  • On a large skillet, heat half a tablespoon of cooking oil over medium heat.
  • Once the oil is hot, add the garlic and stir continuously for 5 minutes or until the garlic turns a golden-brown.
    Phnom Penh noodles fried garlic
  • Remove the garlic from the frying pan and set aside.
    Phnom Penh noodles fried garlic ready
  • Chop the Thai basil, green onions, and limes, and set aside with the fried garlic.
    Kuy Teav toppings
  • Slice the beef into thin pieces, then place the meat into the boiling broth with a strainer scoop, and allow it to boil for 3 minutes (or less, if you prefer the beef rare). Then, pull the meat out and set aside.
    Kuy Teav beef
  • Devein the shrimp and remove the heads, place into the strainer scoop, then immerse in the boiling Kuy Teav broth. Allow the shimp to boil for 10 minutes, then remove and set aside.
    Kuy Teav shrimp
  • Boil half a 3-quart pot of water over high heat, then add the noodles to the boiling water and reduce the heat to medium.
  • Let the noodles boil for 5 minutes while stirring them often.
    Phnom Penh Noodles Boiling
  • Strain the noodles with a colander and set aside.

Instructions for Serving Phnom Penh Noodles

  • In a soup bowl, place 1 cup of bean sprouts.
  • Divide the noodles into 6 portions, then place a single portion into the bowl over the bean sprouts.
  • Divide the beef into 6 servings, then place one portion on top of the noodles.
  • Place 2 shrimps on top of the Kuy Teav noodles.
  • Add the broth, including carrots, daikon, and some pork bone to the bowl — just enough to submerge the noodles (or up to your personal preference).
  • Sprinkle the Thai basil, green onions, fried garlic, sriracha sauce, and chilli flakes on top of the soup.
  • Add fish sauce, juice from lime cheeks, and sugar as needed to make the noodle soup more savoury, acidic, or sweet.
    Phnom Penh Noodles served in a bowl

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Notes

We've broken our the cooking directions into three main phases — cooking the noodle soup, preparing the toppings, and serving the soup. This way, you'll hopefully find the recipe nice and straightforward. That said, note that you can perform a lot of the tasks concurrently to save time; we will explain how to do this below.
And since the cooking directions are broken up into phases, you'll find that the ingredients are also presented separately — there's a list for the broth ingredients, another one for toppings, and one more for topping alternatives. 

Nutrition

Calories: 4428kcalCarbohydrates: 342.8gProtein: 539gFat: 100.2gSaturated Fat: 27.6gCholesterol: 3142mgSodium: 16000mgPotassium: 8104mgFiber: 31gSugar: 34.9gCalcium: 1411mgIron: 136mg
Keyword Kuy Teav, Kuy Teav Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh Noodles
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