Bun Rieu

Ingredients

• 16 cups water
• 2 1/2 pounds pork neck bones
• 1 can pineapple slices in juice 13oz or 20oz
• 4 Roma tomatoes quartered
• 1 onion halved
• 1 pound pork shoulder /butt
• 8 large shrimp about 1/2" - go for 16 if you like shrimp
• 2 tablespoons sugar or to taste
• 3 tablespoons fish sauce or to taste
• 1 tablespoon shrimp paste
• 1 can crab salad crab, 120g/4oz
• 3 large shrimp peeled, raw
• 1 egg
• 1 shallot minced
• 2 cloves garlic crushed
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon fish sauce
• 3 1/2 ounces bun
• 28 ounces vermicelli
• 1 lime cut into wedges
• 1 package tofu puffs optional but highly recommended
• 1 package pork fried vietnamese, loaf cha chien, optional but highly recommended
• 1 bunch Thai basil optional but highly recommended
• 1 bunch cilantro optional
• 1 bunch green onions sliced, optional
• 1 bag bean sprouts washed, optional
• 8 Thai chilies optional

Nutrition

• Calories : 2230 calories
• Carbohydrate : 369 grams
• Cholesterol : 335 milligrams
• Fat : 31 grams
• Fiber : 18 grams
• Protein : 119 grams
• SaturatedFat : 6 grams
• Sodium : 3450 milligrams
• Sugar : 39 grams