(Part 1 of 3) have you had hu tieu kho/ dry pho?

HU TIEU KHO / DRIED PHO / VIETNAMESE DRY NOODLES SAUCE 1 shallot, thinly sliced ¼ cup sugar ¼ cup oyster sauce ¼ cup soy sauce ¼ water 1 TBSP fish sauce 1 tsp black pepper Red pepper flakes—optional Oil, for cooking GROUND TURKEY TOPPING 5 cloves minced garlic ½ a shallot, minced 1 lb ground turkey (chicken and pork ok) 3 TBSP SAUCE (ingredients listed above) 2 tsp garlic chili paste, chili oil, chili flakes—optional Dark soy sauce- optional Oil, for cooking ADDITIONAL TOPPINGS/ INGREDIENTS Squid, shrimp, quail eggs, mushrooms, chives, bean sprouts, egg noodles, pho noodles, bean thread noodles 1. SAUCE: heat up a generous amount of oil and saute shallots until fragrant. 2. Once fragrant, add ¼ cup sugar, ¼ oyster sauce, ¼ soy sauce, ¼ water, 1 tsp black pepper and red chili flakes if you are using. 3. Bring this to a boil and then reduce heat and simmer for 2 mins 4. GROUND TURKEY TOPPING: heat up some oil and saute garlic and shallots til fragrant. 5. Once fragrant, add ground turkey or ground meat of choice. Cook until ground turkey is 50% of the meat is cooked then add 3 TBSP of the SAUCE you made in step 1-3. 6. Cook this all the way through. You can add some dark soy sauce for color—this is optional. 7. For my mushrooms and quail eggs, I used canned so these are already cooked. I just need to rinse and drain them. 8. Once all of your toppings are prepared, you can assemble a bowl. The noodles I used cook very fast in boiling water. Noodles in boiling water for 10 seconds is all you need. 9. Assemble a bowl with: noodles, ground turkey, squid, shrimps, quail eggs, mushrooms, bean sprouts and chives. Lastly, drizzle the sauce you made in steps 1-3. Drizzle as much or as little. This can be eaten like this or serve with pickled garlic, pickled onions and chili oil/ chili crunch.