A delicious broth made with pork bones and spare ribs, flavored with garlic, ginger, lemongrass, and onions, perfect for assembling with noodles and various toppings.
1: On stove top, place your pork bones & pork spare ribs into a pot and cover with enough water. Cook on medium-high heat until boiling, then drain and wash to remove impurities.
2: In your Instant Pot on sauté mode, cook garlic and scallion until fragrant.
3: Add pork ribs and pork bones and sauté for 1 minute.
4: Pour in water, add ginger, lemon grass, and onions.
5: Set Instant Pot to manual, high pressure for 30 minutes, followed by a natural pressure release for 30 minutes.
6: Remove bones, reserving pork spare ribs, and strain the broth, using a fat separator to remove fat.
7: Shred meat off the reserved bones and set aside.
8: Transfer broth to stove top and season with mushroom seasoning, rock sugar, and/or salt to taste.
9: To assemble, bring a pot of water to boil and cook noodles according to package instructions.
10: Place noodles in a bowl, top with choice of meat, shredded pork, cilantro, scallion, fried red onions, fried garlic, and pepper.
11: Add chili oil and lime if desired, then pour broth over the bowl and enjoy.
