Description
A night market gourmet adapting the supreme soup—normally using abalone and shark fin—with B-grade ingredients like taro, fried pork ribs (Pai Gu Su), and quail eggs, steamed in a single-serving clay jar.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Taro
- Fried pork(Pai Gu Su)
- Quail eggs
- Dried shiitake
- Garlic
- Pork bone broth
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- [Ingredient Prep (Crucial)] Season bone-in pork ribs with soy sauce and five-spice, deep-fry crispy (Pai Gu Su). Cut taro large, bare-fry to prevent crumbling. Boil quail eggs, then fry to set the surface. Prepare dried shiitake, chestnuts, and whole fried garlic.
- Prepare a small single-serving clay jar.
- Pack tightly from the bottom: taro, garlic, shiitake, chestnuts, quail eggs, and the fried pork ribs (Pai Gu Su) on the very top.
- Pour clear pork-based broth (seasoned with soy sauce, wine, white pepper) up to the brim.
- Seal the jar's mouth with wrap or a lid, place in a giant steamer, and steam slowly for
- 5-
- hours until all ingredients melt together.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Five-spice and Fried garlic aroma
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Japanese taro, Store-bought braised pork belly, Boiled quail eggs
Pairing
Lu Rou Fan or Fried Rice
Trivia
[For Everyone] Named because 'it's so delicious, even a monk (Buddha) would jump a wall to eat it'. The night market version skips luxury ingredients, but the taro sweetness and fried pork richness melt into the soup, providing abnormal satisfaction and warmth.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Inside the small jar, slurp the 'gooey rich soup' where meltingly soft taro and pork fat mix together, using a spoon while being careful of burns!
Allergen
Soy, Pork, Egg, Wheat