cantonese soup

The best Cantonese seaweed soup recipe for all your cold day's needs!

Seaweed Soup (紫菜湯)

0.5 oz dried seaweed

0.5 oz dried shrimp

oz napa cabbage

oz pork

salt

cornstarch

water

tbsp oil

oz chicken broth

0.5 tsp sesame oil

tsp fish sauce

white pepper

Prepare dried ingredients

Rinse the dried seaweed and soak for 10 minutes.

Prepare eggs & cabbage

Cut & marinate pork

Cut the lean pork into your preferred shape: slices, strips, or minced.

Stir-fry dried shrimp

With a soup pot on the stove, turn the heat on high. Add oil to the pot.

Add chicken broth & water

Add chicken broth and the shrimp soaking liquid to the pot of soup. Then add water and put the lid on the pot.

Add ingredients to soup

When the soup comes to a boil, add the napa cabbage. Place the lid back on, and continue to cook on high heat until the soup comes back up to boil.

Add final seasonings

Season with salt, sesame oil, fish sauce, and white pepper.

Taste test & plate

Give it a taste test and adjust the seasoning to your liking! This is usually served in a large serving bowl and everyone can take the amount they want.

A nourishing soup with a pork bone broth base, packed with nutrients from dried bok choy and Chinese almonds, and naturally sweetened by carrots and Chinese dates. A delicious, balanced soup that heals the body and soul!

Dried Bok Choy Soup

lb pork spare ribs

bok choy (1 bundle)

carrots

ginger

salt (~1.5-2 tsp)

scallop

Chinese dried honey dates (or dried jujubes)

Chinese north almonds (apricot kernels)

almonds

Remove the string tying together the dried bok choy bundle. In a large bowl, submerge the bundle in water for ~2.5-3 hours. If the bundle floats, use something to weigh it down.

Soak the dried scallops in 1 cup of water. If you’re short on time, use warm water — this will speed up the process. Otherwise, it’s ideal to soak both the dried bok choy and dried scallops ~3 hours ahead of time. You can even do it the day before!

You’ll know the bok choy is completely rehydrated when the stems are flexible and not stiff. Pour out the water, then rinse very well. Squeeze the bundle to remove excess water.

The rehydrated scallops should break apart when you pinch them. Shred them into smaller pieces, and keep the soaking water for the soup.

Rehydrate the dried ingredients

Slice between the pork ribs to yield individual ribs.

Place the pork ribs into a pot with enough water to cover, then bring it up to a boil.

After boiling for 5-7 minutes, you should see the impurities float to the surface. Pour out the water, and rinse the ribs.

Parboil the pork

To a large pot, add the pork ribs, sliced ginger, Chinese dried dates, rehydrated scallops (and its soaking water), Chinese north almonds, Chinese south almonds, and water.

Bring this up to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium and cover with a lid. Let simmer for 20 minutes.

In the meantime, remove the bottom, tough ends of the stems of the rehydrated bok choy. Chop the bok choy into 2 inch pieces.

Peel the carrots, then slice into 1 inch chunks.

After the soup has simmered for 20 minutes, skim off any foam or impurities a the surface.

Add the chopped bok choy and carrots. Cover the pot with a lid and continue simmering (it should not be boiling hard) for at least another hour, but up to 2 hours.

By now, the pork ribs should be fall apart tender. Season the soup with salt and pepper to taste.

When enjoying the pork with the soup, I recommend dipping the meat in some soy sauce for extra flavor. Enjoy!

Make the soup

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