Burmese Shan Noodle Soup

Ingredients

• 300g pork mince
• 4 tomatoes, chopped
• 2 onions, sliced
• 5 garlic cloves
• 1 thumb ginger
• 1 tsp turmeric
• 1 tsp paprika
• 3 tbsp tomato paste
• 3 tbsp fish sauce
• 1 litre stock
• 300g flat rice noodles, cooked
• 3 tbsp oil
• To top: chilli oil, fried garlic, crispy fried chickpeas, sesame, pickled mustard greens, spring onion, lime

Instructions

1. Brown pork in oil.
2. Add onion, garlic, ginger; cook 5 min.
3. Add tomato paste, turmeric and paprika.
4. Add tomatoes; cook 10 min until very soft.
5. Add stock; simmer 10 min.
6. Add fish sauce.
7. Place noodles in bowls; ladle soup over.
8. Top with all the garnishes.

Serving suggestions

• Each diner customises with toppings.

Storage & reheating

Soup keeps 3 days.

Nutrition

Nutrition information is not yet available for this recipe. Values vary with portion size and exact ingredients — we will add verified figures here soon.

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