Prepare an ice bath with 12 ice cubes and 4 cups of water.

Bring 4 cups of water to a boil in a large pot.

Add the dry rice noodles and boil for 2 minutes.

Remove the pot from heat and let the noodles sit in the hot water for another 2 minutes.

Drain the noodles.

Immediately add them to the prepared ice bath to stop the cooking process, let sit for 1 minute.

Drain and set aside.

In a mixing bowl, combine the soy sauce, the vinegar, warm water and the sugar and whisk together well to create the sauce.

Set the sauce aside.

Heat a fry or saute pan over medium high heat.

Add in the cooking oil, shallots, garlic, star anise and cinnamon stick.

Sauté until fragrant, about 30 seconds.

Add the ground pork, breaking the meat into small pieces.

Cook the pork until browned.

Add the soy-vinegar mixture to the pork.

Simmer for 5 minutes on medium-low heat.

Serve the pork and sauce over the prepared rice noodles.