Braised Pork Shank Noodle Soup

Ingredients

• 3 pork shanks with skin, about 3 pounds
• 2 star anise
• 1 stick cinnamon 3-inch
• 1/2 tablespoon fennel seeds toasted
• 1/2 tablespoon coriander seeds toasted
• 1 ginger thumb-sized piece of, sliced
• 4 cloves garlic crushed
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce thick, see note
• 6 cups water
• 1 chow mein noodles pack, usually sold in 16 oz packs, see note
• 5 green onions thinly sliced for garnish, optional
• 1/2 bunch cilantro chopped for garnish, optional
• 1/4 pound pork Chinese BBQ, thinly sliced, optional
• 1/4 pound cake fish, thinly sliced, optional
• bean sprouts or sliced bok choy, blanched, optional
• condiments
• garlic chili sauce or sambal
• lime wedges
• fish sauce

Nutrition

• Calories : 190 calories
• Carbohydrate : 30 grams
• Cholesterol : 30 milligrams
• Fat : 6 grams
• Fiber : 4 grams
• Protein : 9 grams
• SaturatedFat : 1.5 grams
• Sodium : 1070 milligrams
• Sugar : 7 grams