Pork noodle soup with toasted garlic & greens from Something from Nothing (page 67) by Alison Roman

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    Can substitute ground turkey or chicken for pork; tamari for soy sauce; spinach, Swiss chard, or kale for pea shoots; and scallions for onions.

  • emscott66 on May 26, 2026

    Added some rice vinegar to brighten the broth and loved it. It’s also delicious to add a bit of chili crisp when serving .

  • Plumberful on May 18, 2026

    This is very tasty and simple to make, as well as easy to customize, based on what you have on hand. I love cilantro, and pea shoots, but had none—so this batch has lots of chives and baby arugula from our CSA basket this week.

  • bernalgirl on May 07, 2026

    So easy to put together and very satisfying. I added sliced scallions with the pork, and used somen noodles in place of rice noodles, they are equally thin and hold up better to reheating than rice vermicelli. We thought this needed a hit of acidity, and added Six Seasons Fish Sauce-Sauce at the table; Prik Nam Pla, Prik Nam Som, or Nuoc Cham would also be great.

  • thefritschkitchen on March 25, 2026

    This was tasty and a four out of five from our family. My fried garlic was bitter, I may have let it go too long. More noodles for us next time and I was wanting a squeeze of lime on top. Otherwise, very nice!

  • elisa_m95b99 on February 09, 2026

    I really enjoyed this ! I kept the noodles and broth separate which worked out great for leftovers ! Love that the noodles cook super fast too .

  • ceisenmann on January 27, 2026

    would give this a 3.5. good not great or surprising, I think? but perfectly tasty, I think I just wanted something a little zippier in some way

  • mark_bnltpc on January 09, 2026

    Pretty flavorful! I made with turkey.

  • Jviney on January 04, 2026

    This was very good, warming and healthy. Might have been the strength of my red pepper flakes or the fact that we have colds/tender throats, but I’d start with 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes next time as it was quite spicy. Otherwise, quick and easy and delicious.

  • gamulholland on December 24, 2025

    This was a banger— our picky 12-year-old is asking for seconds. Lots of umami but very clean tasting. We made it with ground turkey and I forgot and threw the pork in with the toasted garlic and just had the garlic in the soup, not on top, which probably just made the broth more delicious. Definitely making this again!

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