Pork ribs and lotus root soup
2 hours 50 min
A simple, yet delicious Chinese soup. This dish takes a little time to cook, but the results are really worth it. Pork spare ribs are simmered with scallops and lotus roots.
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Ingredients
Serves: 4
- 450g pork spare ribs, chopped into 2.5cm pieces
- 3 (20cm) lotus roots, cleaned, peeled and cut into 1cm thick slices
- 4-5 dry scallops, softed and finely chopped
- water, as needed
- salt, to taste
Method
Prep:10min ›
Cook:2hr40min ›
Ready in:2hr50min
- Blanch the spare ribs in boiling water for 5-8 minutes. Rinse under cold water and set aside.
- Put the spare ribs, lotus roots and scallops into a pot. Add three times the volume of ingredients in water. Bring to the boil and boil for 30 minutes.
- Turn the heat down to medium and simmer for an additional 2-3 hours or until the lotus roots are soft. Keep an eye on the water level, you may need to top it up with hot water.
- The resulting volume of water should be about 1/2 of the ingredients in the pot. Stir and add salt to taste.
Ingredients
Dry scallops and fresh lotus roots can be purchased in Chinese/Oriental speciality stores. If fresh lotus roots are unavailable, substitute in tinned and adjust the cooking time accordingly.
