Classic Thai Noodle Soup - Street Style
"Noodles in a comforting clear broth with fish cakes or meatballs is a popular, classic Thai street food. It's an easy recipe to make at home...."
INGREDIENTS
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2 lb pork neck bones or back bones (or sub chicken bones if you don’t eat pork)
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3.5 L water
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4 inch piece daikon (peeled and large diced)
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1 medium onion (large dice)
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5 cloves garlic (smashed until broken)
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3 cilantro roots (or 8 cilantro stems, smashed gently to bruise)
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4 ½ cups Thai style pork stock (from above, see note 1)
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2 Tablespoons soy sauce
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1 Tablespoon fish sauce
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1½ teaspoon sugar
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Ground white pepper (to taste)
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8 oz Thai rice vermicelli noodles (or another noodles of your choice (see note 2))
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8 oz Asian style fish cakes and fish balls (or other types of meatballs of your choice)
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2 cups beansprouts
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Fried garlic and garlic oil (recipe here (see note 3))
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Chopped cilantro and/or green onions (for garnish)
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Tang chai (salted cabbage bits) (optional)
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Chili vinegar
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Fish sauce
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Sugar
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Roasted chili flakes (to make it spicy or if you want it tom yum style (see blog post above))
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1 Lime (if you want to make it tom yum style)
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