Glass noodles with pork and shrimp - recipe

Glass noodles (or glass vermicelli) goes by many names, including fen si, bean thread vermicelli and cellophane noodles. It is made from mung bean starch, has a slippery texture and absorbs the flavours of whatever ingredients it's cooked with.

Yellow bean sauce, also called fermented yellow bean sauce, crushed yellow bean sauce or salted yellow bean sauce, is a Thai or Chinese ingredient that can be found in jars or bottles. Fresh green peppercorns are sold at shops specialising in Thai produce, which should also stock the holy basil.

I buy whole shrimp, cut off the heads and use them for the shrimp stock.

This dish is best cooked in a Chinese clay pot (also called a sand pot), but if you don't have one, use a cast iron pot, either plain or enamelled.

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