CANH KHO QUA NHOI THIT {VIETNAMESE BITTER MELON SOUP} – Sometimes Good Wife

Ingredients

• ¼ pound ground pork
• 1 ounce bean thread noodles, soaked in hot water for 5 minutes and then cut into 1″ pieces
• 1 ounce dried black fungus, soaked in hot water for 5 minutes and then cut into thin strips
• ¼ each yellow onion, minced
• 1 teaspoon fish sauce
• ½ teaspoon granulated sugar
• ½ teaspoon kosher salt
• ½ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1 each bitter melon, blanched in boiling water for one minute and then run under cold water
• 3 cups chicken broth
• 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
• 1 inch knob fresh ginger, peeled