Hanoi-Style Vermicelli Noodles with Fish

Ingredients

• 2 shallots , finely chopped2 2shallotshallots, finely chopped
• 2 cloves garlic , finely chopped2 2cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 2 tbsp chopped fresh dill 2 2tbsp tbspchopped fresh dill
• 1 tbsp fish sauce 1 1tbsp tbspfish sauce
• 1 tbsp white vinegar 1 1tbsp tbspwhite vinegar
• 1 tbsp water 1 1tbsp tbspwater
• 1 tbsp vegetable oil 1 1tbsp tbspvegetable oil
• 1-1/2 tsp minced gingerroot 1-1/2 1-1/2tsp tspminced gingerroot
• 3/4 tsp ground turmeric 3/4 3/4tsp tspground turmeric
• 1/2 tsp pepper 1/2 1/2tsp tsppepper
• 1 lb tilapia fillets 1 1lb lbtilapia fillettilapia fillets
• 8 oz rice vermicelli 8 8oz ozrice vermicelli
• 2 cups bean sprouts 2 2cups cupsbean sprouts
• 1 cup packed fresh coriander leaves 1 1cup cuppacked fresh coriander leaffresh coriander leaves
• 1/2 cup coarsely chopped unsalted peanuts 1/2 1/2cup cupcoarsely chopped unsalted peanutunsalted peanuts
• Noodle Sauce:
• 2 tbsp granulated sugar 2 2tbsp tbspgranulated sugar
• 1/4 cup finely shredded carrot 1/4 1/4cup cupfinely shredded carrot
• 2 tbsp fish sauce 2 2tbsp tbspfish sauce
• 2 tbsp lime juice 2 2tbsp tbsplime juice
• 2 tsp white vinegar 2 2tsp tspwhite vinegar
• 1 Thai (bird's-eye) chili pepper , minced1 1Thai (bird's-eye) chili pepper, minced
• Pickled Shallots:
• 3 shallots , thinly sliced in rings3 3shallotshallots, thinly sliced in rings
• 1 tbsp white vinegar 1 1tbsp tbspwhite vinegar
• 1/4 tsp granulated sugar 1/4 1/4tsp tspgranulated sugar