Description
A soup packed with umami, where five-spice fried pork ribs (Pai Gu Su) and winter melon are steam-simmered long in a small jar (or pot).
Restaurants serving Winter Melon and Fried Pork Rib Soup
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Winter melon
- Fried pork(Pai Gu Su)
- Pork bone broth
- Five-spice powder
- Cilantro
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- Marinate bone-in pork ribs in soy, wine, garlic, five-spice; coat with sweet potato flour and deep-fry crispy (Pai Gu Su).
- Peel and chunk winter melon.
- Place the fried ribs and winter melon in a single-serving clay jar (or pot).
- Pour pork broth, season with salt, white pepper, a little soy sauce.
- Steam-simmer in a steamer for ~
- hr.
- Done when the batter turns gooey absorbing the soup and winter melon is translucent. Scatter scallions/cilantro.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Five-spice and White pepper aroma
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Daikon radish, Store-bought fried pork
Pairing
Lu Rou Fan or Tongzai Migao(Sticky rice)
Trivia
[For Everyone] A staple soup always found in shops serving Tongzai Migao. Uses an advanced Chinese technique of sealing umami by frying, then melting the batter into the soup by steaming. A commoner's taste.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Scoop the winter melon with the broth made rich by the melting batter, and suck the fall-apart meat off the bones!
Allergen
Wheat, Pork, Soy