Sweet & Savory

Slurpy noodle soup

A friend invited A and I over to his house for lunch a year ago. His mother made a big stock of unbelievably clear chicken stock lightly flavored with ginger. He used the stock and tossed in vegetables, seafoods, and wide rice noodles and boiled for a minute or two. The flavor was adjusted by adding a sauce composed of fish sauce + sugar + sliced thai bird chili. I recall amusing myself by setting my mouth on fire.

Last night, after a bout of tennis, i found myself craving this delicious noodle soup dish. I cheated by using canned chicken stock instead of making my own. I tossed in chopped napa cabbage and green onions, enoki mushrooms, fish balls, thinly sliced pork, bean sprouts, and cilantro. The sauce was made up of some unknown ratio of fish sauce + sugar + serrano chili as I didn't measure anything. In 15 minutes dinner was served. We enjoyed our version of the Burmese rice noodle soup with spicy sauce. :)