
I buy canned crab meat in the refrigerated seafood section at Costco or Meijer, I prefer Costco crab meat even though it is more expensive. Believe me they are good right out of the can!

Ingredients2 lb of shrimp with head
2 cups of dried prawns (tom kho)
1/2 can of crab meat
2 eggs
1 jar of crab paste in soy bean oil (cach cua)
6-8 large tomatoes cut in quarters
1 daikon
shrimp paste (mam tom)
salt
sugar
fish sauce
mushroom seasoning
black pepper
green onions
water
1. Soak dried prawns in warm water until it is more tender to use. Peel the shrimp but save the shells and heads.
2. Fill pot with 4 quarts of water and add 1/2 of the dried prawns rough chopped, shrimp heads, shells, and daikon. Simmer until daikon and dried shrimp is tender.
3. Season broth with 2 tbl of salt, 1 tbl mushroom seasoning, and 1/2 tbl sugar.
4. With a food processor, finely mince the other half of the dried prawns and shrimp.
5. Place mixture from step #4 in mixing bowl; add the crab meat, crab paste from the jar, 2 eggs, 1 teaspoon of shrimp paste, and a couple dash of black pepper. Mix thoroughly until it become a uniform mixture.

7. Sauteed tomatoes with a little bit of fish sauce and transfer to broth.
8. Bring pot to a boil and spoon in mixture from step #5 to the broth. Let the rieu cook thoroughly.
9. Do one last tasting, add nuoc mam if needed.
10. Cook your noodles and get your garnishes ready.
11. Serve and enjoy!
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