Rice Noodle Soup

May 21, 2026

Vietnamese Canh bánh đa.

Greetings to Ninh Thế Vĩnh Thịnh, thank you for the recipe!

Recipe

Recipe makes 4 portions.

For the rice noodle soup

1. 4 bunches of spring onions

2. 2 shallots

3. 1.5-2 chili peppers

4. 8 sprigs of coriander

5. 4 tomatoes

6. 400g rice noodles

7. ~400g pork loin

8. ~100g shrimp

   Alternative: 0.5l chicken broth

9. 2-3 tablespoons of oil (e.g. sunflower)

   Alternative: pork lard

10. 1 tablespoon of soy sauce

11. 1 tablespoon KNORR Hat Nem Thit Than

For serving per bowl

1. 1 sprig of coriander

2. A handful of spring onion greens

3. A splash of lime juice

4. 0.25-0.5 chili pepper

5. 0.5-1 tablespoon fish sauce

   Note: amount depends on personal taste

Preparation

The entire rice noodle soup (Vietnamese Canh bánh đa) is made in a pot — no frying pan needed.

1. Soak the rice noodles in room temperature water. Keep soaked for 1 hour.

2. Chop the spring onions, chili pepper, shallot, and coriander

   Chopped ingredients

3. Slice the pork loin and half a tomato

   Sliced pork loin with tomato

4. Pour oil into the pot and heat it up

   Alternative: use pork lard instead of oil for a stronger flavour

   Oil in the pot

5. Add the shallot and spring onions to the pot. Stir-fry for ~10 seconds

   Stir-frying shallot and spring onions

6. Add the tomato. Stir-fry for ~10 seconds

   Stir-frying tomato

7. Add the shrimp. Stir-fry for ~15 seconds

   Alternative: add chicken broth

   Stir-frying shrimp

8. Add the pork loin. Stir-fry for ~20 seconds

   Stir-frying pork loin

9. Add just enough water to barely cover everything. Stir briefly

   Adding water

10. Once the water boils, add the chili peppers. Simmer for ~30 sec, stirring

    Adding chili peppers

11. Pour ~1.5 litres of water into the pot

    Adding water to the pot

12. Cover and simmer for ~2 min

    Simmering with lid on

13. Add the noodles, stir gently, and cook for ~5 min

    Adding noodles

14. Before serving into bowls, add 1 tablespoon of KNORR Hat Nem Thit Than to the pot and stir

    Adding KNORR Hat Nem Thit Than to the pot

Serving

1. Ladle noodles and soup into a bowl

2. Add 0.5-1 tablespoon of fish sauce

3. Stir

4. Add chopped coriander, a handful of spring onion greens, a splash of lime juice, and chopped chili pepper

Enjoy your meal!