Description
A soup dumpling dish gentle on the stomach with fun textures, loading freshly boiled dumplings into a clear, rich broth infused with julienned Zha Cai and pork umami.
Restaurants serving Zha Cai Pork Soup with Boiled Dumplings
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Boiled dumplings
- Zha Cai
- Lean pork
- Chicken broth
- Sesame oil
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- [Soup Ingredients] Finely julienne (Si) desalted Zha Cai and lean pork seasoned with soy sauce, wine, and potato starch.
- Heat oil in a pot, sauté scallions and ginger, then fragrantly stir-fry the pork and Zha Cai together.
- Pour plenty of chicken (or pork) broth, season with soy sauce, salt, and white pepper, and bring to a boil (always taste as Zha Cai releases salt).
- [Boiled Dumplings] Boil Taiwanese boiled dumplings packed with pork and cabbage in another pot.
- Place boiled dumplings in a large bowl, generously pour the hot Zha Cai Pork Soup, ingredients and all.
- Drizzle sesame oil and scatter chopped scallions to finish.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Unique fermented flavor of Zha Cai and White pepper
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Store-bought seasoned Zha Cai, Frozen boiled dumplings
Pairing
Cold dishes like Century Egg Tofu
Trivia
[For Women] One of Taiwan's 'Big Three Soup Dumplings' alongside Beef Broth and Suanla Tang. The lightest of them; Zha Cai's saltiness and acidity highlight the pork umami, making it a healing menu you can gulp down, soup and all, even with no appetite.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Simultaneously chew the contrast between the chewy dumpling skin and the 'crunchy, crisp' hard texture of the Zha Cai!
Allergen
Wheat, Pork, Soy, Sesame