{"id":527,"slug":"cao-lau-vietnamese-pork-noodles-with-greens","title":"Cao lầu (Vietnamese Pork Noodles with Greens)","description":"Cao lầu is a Vietnamese regional noodle dish that originated in Hội An, in the Quang Nam Province of central Vietnam.","ingredients_raw":["300 g pork","2 cups (150 g) uncooked Hokkien-style rice noodles","2 cups (150 g) bean sprouts","4 cloves garlic","1 tsp Chinese five-spice powder","1 tbsp soy sauce","1 tsp sugar","1 pinch chicken stock powder","Turmeric powder (or paprika), for color","2 tbsp vegetable oil","1 cup (250 ml) water","Lettuce","Asian greens (basil, cilantro, etc.)","Chopped fresh chiles (for example Serrano chiles)","Croûtons","Spring onions"],"ingredients_norm":["pork","uncooked hokkien style rice noodle","bean sprout","garlic","chinese spice powder","soy sauce","sugar","chicken stock powder","turmeric powder for color","vegetable oil","water","lettuce","asian greens","fresh chili","crouton","green onion"],"steps":["Heat oil and paprika in a pan.","Add pork, smashed garlic, soy sauce, chicken stock, and spices. Fry for 3 minutes","Add 1 tbsp water and fry for a further 2 minutes.","Remove from heat, and set aside.","Bring a pot of water to a boil. Add sprouts, and cook for 1–2 minutes until soft.","Remove sprouts, add noodles, and cook noodles for 2 minutes.","Put noodles in a bowl on top of lettuce and greens. Add pork mixture, chopped spring onions, croûtons, and chiles."],"categories":["Noodle recipes","Vietnamese recipes","Recipes using pasta and noodles","Recipes using pork","Boiled recipes","Main course recipes","Recipes using bean sprout","Recipes using sugar","Recipes using chile","Recipes using croutons","Recipes using vegetable oil","Recipes using lettuce"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":"3–4","yield_text":null,"difficulty":"medium","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Cao_lầu_(Vietnamese_Pork_Noodles_with_Greens)","source_ref":"4504850","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Cao_lầu_(Vietnamese_Pork_Noodles_with_Greens)&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"8f162da11710a5e414932234b6c15d3e3d2135838051f682624c99e40ae889c1","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:42:57Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T17:11:31Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/cao-lau-vietnamese-pork-noodles-with-greens"}