Sparerib Macaroni Noodle Soup / Nui Sườn Heo
Pork spare rib macaroni noodle soup is an incredibly homey noodle soup that's prefect for the winter season or if you're feeling a bit under the weather.
- Prep time
- 30 min
- Cook time
- 1 hr 30 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 4 quarts water
- 2 lbs pork spareribs
- 1 yellow onion
- 2 inch knob of ginger
- 1 medium daikon
- 3 carrots
- 1 inch nub rock sugar
- 2 tbsp msg
- 4 tbsp fish sauce
- 14 oz package Vietnamese macaroni
- Cilantro
- Green onions
- White onions
- Thai chili
- Fried shallots
- Black pepper
Instructions
- 1
Parboil pork spareribs, then rinse and clean pork under cold water to remove the porky odor
- 2
Char onion and ginger on a dry pan, open flame, or broil on an oven rack
- 3
To a clean stockpot, add four quarts of water, add cleaned pork, daikon, and charred aromatics
- 4
Bring up to a boil, skim off any impurities, and simmer covered for one hour
- 5
Remove onion and ginger to help keep the broth light and clean. Then add in carrots and simmer for another thirty minutes. Season with sugar, MSG and fish sauce
- 6
For the garnishes, julienne white onions and submerge in cold water to get rid of the raw onion flavor. Then, cut green onions, cilantro, and Thai chili
- 7
Cook Vietnamese macaroni til desired doneness
- 8
Assemble your bowl by adding noodles, pork, broth, and garnishes