How To Make Cambodia Khmer Noodles?

Simply called “Cambodia Khmer noodles”, Nom banh chock is a typical Cambodia breakfast food. Cambodia is full of crowd markets and hospitable street vendors. Thus, find new experiences by buying it from pitchers and enjoy on the streets to see the “wheel” of long-lasting city in the pure early morning. The yelling of vendors amidst the noisy city takes you back to the taciturn atmosphere of tranquil villages.

The dish consists of noodles pounded out of rice and fish-based green sauce made from lemongrass and turmeric roots. Don’t forget to try it with cucumbers, green beans, mint leaves and bean sprouts. Khmer noddles are created by both fresh ingredients and the sophistication of local people. Try it and feel the authenticity of Cambodia foods!

Or you want to enjoy it at home? Do you know how to make Cambodia Khmer Noodles? Following some steps below!

Ingredients

·         half of a chicken

·         3-5 catfish fillets

·         fermented fish paste

·         ½ cup of fish sauce

·         a half of litter coconut milk

·         1 cup of chopped lemon grass (can buy frozen if fresh is unavailable)

·         5-10 cloves of garlic

·         turmeric powder

·         salt

·         sugar

·         fresh chili pepper

·         vermicelli noodles

·         vegetables (bean sprouts, green papaya, cucumber, long bean, and anything you want to add)

Soup in Cambodia Khmer noodles

3 quarters full of water in a pot, boil them and submerge a half of chicken to cook. When the chicken is fully cooked, pick it up outside the pot and let it cool down. Do it similarly with catfish fillets. DO NOT dump it in the broth.

After chicken and catfish filters cool, handle shred them together into small pieces to grind by blender. What to do with lemongrass, garlic and rhizome? Chop them and grind in the blender. To get blender go easily, add a little cold water. Finally, add turmeric powder to avoid staining the soup.

Cooking the noodles and prepare the vegetable

Boil water, add noodles then sluice with cold water. Separate noodles into bunches and put it into a basket. If not, it will be soft and can’t absorb the flavors well. Then, wash the vegetables to have a delicious bowl of Cambodia Khmer noodles. Strictly do the following steps: vegetables, noodles and soup topped with the ground chili and salt mixture in the bowl.

Your bowl of Khmer noodles

It is melt-in-the-mouth feel! Now enjoy it!