Asian pork soup
Ingredients · Servings 6
- soy sauce – 4 tbsp.
- Leek
- salt – to taste
- garlic – 1 clove
- chicken broth – 1.5 l
- shiitake mushrooms – 5 pcs.
- vegetable oil – 2 tbsp.
- fresh ginger root – 2 cm
- Carrot
- rice wine – 4 tsp.
- pork fillet – 400 g
Method · 30 min
- Peel the carrots and garlic, rinse the leeks and mushrooms. Chop the carrots and leeks, and thinly slice the garlic. Peel and grate the ginger. Wash the meat, cut it into thin strips, and fry in a pan with heated oil for 4 minutes.
- Add vegetables, mushrooms and ginger, salt to taste.
- Pour in the hot broth, bring to a boil, and simmer for 5 minutes. Add pepper, wine, and soy sauce. Bring to a boil again, remove from heat. Cover the pan with a lid and let it sit for 5 minutes.
Asian pork soup
Asian pork soup can be considered a national specialty of Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, and Filipino cuisines. It's a common group of dishes, most often prepared with a rich meat or chicken broth, along with vegetables, mushrooms, and spices—other ingredients vary greatly depending on the region and established traditions. We offer a recipe for a basic version of this popular Asian soup, featuring aromatic shiitake mushrooms, leeks, and carrots.
Shiitake mushrooms are second only to one other mushroom in popularity worldwide: the common white button mushroom. In Japanese, "shii" means "oak," so shiitake are "oak tree mushrooms." The Chinese...
