
How to make Vietnamese pork bone macaroni soup, or súp nui! I would get so happy eating this as a kid just because it has macaroni in it. It’s also a very clean, healthy soup served with hearty ingredients and protein! Give it a try and let me know what you think. : )
📝 Ingredients
Servings: 2–3
⏱ Time: ~45 min
For different servings, multiply ingredients accordingly.
🍲 Broth Base
- 3 cups water
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp chicken bouillon powder
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 tsp sugar
🥩 Main Ingredients
- 1 lb pork ribs
- 1 cup macaroni
- 1 potato or daikon, cut into chunks
- 2 celery stalks, cut into 1” pieces
- 1 carrot, cut into 1” pieces
- ½ onion
- 3 green onions (white part for soup, green part for garnish)
🌿 Garnish
- Green onion (green part)
- Cilantro
👩🍳 Directions
- In a pot, boil water and add pork ribs to parboil for 5 minutes. Remove and rinse the ribs under running water to clean.
- In a clean pot, bring 3 cups of water and 1 cup of chicken broth to a boil. Add the cleaned pork ribs.
- Add in the potato/daikon, celery, carrot, onion, and the white part of the green onions. Season with salt, pepper, bouillon, fish sauce, and sugar. Let simmer for 20 minutes.
- While the soup simmers, cook the macaroni separately according to package instructions. Drain and set aside.
- To serve, place macaroni in a bowl, ladle soup and ribs over, then garnish with chopped green onions and cilantro.