A comforting bowl of Sup Nui, or Vietnamese Macaroni Soup, perfect for winter. Made with macaroni, ground pork, diced carrots, celery, and seasoned to perfection with fish sauce and spices.
1: Bring a 6 qt pot of water to boil.
2: Prepare the meat by combining ground pork, fish sauce, sugar, MSG, chicken bouillon, and black pepper. Set aside.
3: Once the water boils, create meatballs from the ground pork and drop them into the boiling water. Allow to cook for 5 minutes.
4: Add carrots and celery and allow to cook for another 5 minutes.
5: In a separate pot, cook macaroni according to package instructions.
6: Season the soup with additional fish sauce, sugar, and chicken bouillon as needed.
7: Assemble the bowl with macaroni, green onions, cilantro, black pepper, fried shallots, and ladle in the soup. Add chili oil for additional kick.