Summary
Mì Thịt Nấu Khóm Cà Chua is a Vietnamese-inspired noodle soup that you'll only find in vietnamese homes and not in restaurants.
The dish brings together seasoned ground pork, juicy tomato, and sweet-tangy pineapple in a savory broth. It is not a sugary soup. Instead, the pineapple adds brightness and balance, while the tomato gives the broth body and acidity.
Paired with chewy noodles, fresh herbs, and optional serrano chilis, it becomes a bowl that is cozy, refreshing, and easily slurpable. While it is normally served with rice noodles, the broth stands up well to egg noodles too!
Inspired by @ErinPhamVN2UK.
Recipe
Ingredients
Makes 4 modest servings or 2 XL servings.
For the soup
- 2 pack KYUNU Just Noodles
- 1 lbs Ground pork
- 4 Roma Tomato, sliced into wedges
- 1 cup fresh Pineapple, large cubes
- 2-3 Cloves Garlic, minced (optional)
- 3-4 Shallots or 1 small onion, minced (optional)
- 3-4 stalks green onion whites
- Chicken broth, pork broth, or water
- Fish sauce
- Salt, to taste
- Black pepper, to taste
- 2-3 tsp Sweetener (e.g. Monkfruit/Allulose, Maple Syrup, Rock Sugar, Palm Sugar, etc)
- Neutral oil
Optional toppings
- Green onion
- Cilantro
- Fried shallots
- Fresh lime
- Sliced serrano chilis
Instructions
1. Sauté the aromatics
Heat a little neutral oil in a pot over medium heat. Add green onion whites as well as garlic and shallots if using. Sauté until fragrant.
2. Brown the ground pork
Add the ground pork. Cook until the pork is browned, breaking it up into small pieces as it cooks. Then season with fish sauce and salt
3. Add tomato and pineapple
Add the tomatoes and stir. Squeeze the pineapple over the pot and drop in the flesh. Then stir and cook for a few minutes, letting the tomatoes soften and the pineapple release some of its sweetness.
4. Add broth
Pour in chicken broth, pork broth, or water. Add sweetener, cover and bring to a simmer. Let the soup cook until the tomato has softened into the broth and the flavors have come together - approximately 10 minutes.
5. Season the soup
Adjust with fish sauce, salt, sweetener, more pineapple or black pepper to taste. The broth should be savory, tangy, and lightly sweet.
6. Cook the noodles
Cook KYUNU noodles separately according to package directions. Drain and add them to a bowl.
7. Assemble the bowl
Ladle the hot ground pork, tomato, and pineapple broth over the noodles. Top with green onion, cilantro, fried shallots, fresh lime, or sliced serrano chilis. Serve it hot immediately.
About This Recipe
Some dishes hit every craving at once: savory, tangy, a little sweet, comforting, and still somehow bright.
That is what we loved about Mì Thịt Nấu Khóm Cà Chua, a Vietnamese-inspired pork, pineapple, and tomato noodle soup. We first saw the dish from @ErinPhamVN2UK, and the combination immediately felt like something that belonged in the KYUNU kitchen.
This is the super fast version that you can make at home when you're craving Vietnamese flavors fast and don't want to wait for delivery. PLUS it's cheaper too!
Ground pork, tomato, and pineapple are simple ingredients, but together they create a broth with real dimension. The tomato brings acidity and body. The pineapple adds sweetness and a subtle tropical tang. The ground pork and fish sauce gives the soup its savory backbone and makes the bowl feel hearty without being heavy.
What makes the bowl special is the balance. It is not overly sweet or tangy. It's the right mix that makes it feel almost like a pho hack at home. It is just deeply comforting in that very specific way a great noodle soup can be.
For our version, we paired the broth with KYUNU noodles because this kind of soup deserves a noodle with chew. The broth is light and bright enough that the noodle texture matters. You want bounce. You want slurp. You want something that holds up in the bowl.
KYUNU noodles bring that satisfying bite while adding more protein and fiber to a dish that already feels nourishing and homemade.
If you want heat, sliced serrano chilis are perfect here. They add a fresh, sharp spice without weighing down the broth or covering up the sweet-tangy tomato and pineapple.
This bowl is familiar, but not boring. Cozy, but not sleepy. Bright, but still comforting.
It is the kind of dish we love most: a little unexpected, deeply craveable, and built around a perfect noodle moment.
