1. Wash the unpeeled shrimp well. Peel and devain them, keeping the peelings. Wash the shrimp again and pat them dry. 2. Cut 3 X 2″ pieces from each stick of lemon grass starting from the bottom end, and crush lightly. Discard the top. 3. Combine the stock, lemon grass, lime leaves and shrimp peelings [...]

Blanch the bean sprouts for a minute, then set them aside to drain. Boil the noodles in plenty of water for five minutes, then drain them. Next, cook the ground pork in a saucepan over medium heat until it begins to brown. Add chicken stock, dried shrimp and fish sauce, stir, and bring the mixture [...]

Bring milk, water, sugar and salt to a boil. Put the prepared noodles into the soup and boil for 3-4 minutes. Variation: use little new potatoes instead of noodles.