| | CILANTRO PASTE |
| 1/2 | bn | Fresh cilantro; stems removed |
| 1/2 | tb | Palm sugar or brown sugar |
| 1/2 | tb | Freshly grated ginger |
| 1 | ts | Cracked black pepper |
| 1 | ts | Pureed garlic |
| 1 | tb | Fish sauce |
| | SOUP |
| 1 | oz | Cellophane noodles or bean threads |
| 1/4 | lb | Fresh black fungus (wood ear mushrooms), or |
| 2 | oz | Dries black fungus (wood ear mushrooms) |
| 10 | oz | Ground pork (or chicken; turkey or shrimp) |
| 1 | tb | Fish sauce |
| 1 | ts | Pureed garlic |
| 1 | tb | Cornstarch |
| 10 | c | Chicken stock or canned broth |
| | Freshly ground black pepper; to taste |
| | Fish sauce; to taste |
| 1 | bn | Scallions; thinly sliced |
| 1/2 | bn | Cilantro; leaves only |
