Description
A soup slow-simmering fluffy pumpkin and pork ribs. Natural sweetness melted from the pumpkin fuses with pork umami, yielding an amazingly rich and mellow flavor without sugar.
Restaurants serving Pumpkin and Pork Rib Soup
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Pumpkin
- Pork spare ribs(Paigu)
- Ginger
- Salt
- Scallions
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- Partially peel pumpkin, remove seeds, cut into large bite-sized chunks.
- Parboil pork ribs, wash off scum/blood cleanly.
- Put water, ribs, and ginger slices in a pot; heat on high.
- Boil, simmer on low for
- mins, then add pumpkin and simmer another 15-
- mins (right before pumpkin crumbles is delicious).
- Season with salt, scatter scallions.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Gentle sweet pumpkin aroma and pork richness
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Sweet potato (yields similar sweetness and fluffiness)
Pairing
Light veg stir-fry、Multigrain rice
Trivia
[For Women] Taiwanese pumpkins are watery and melt into soup easier than Japanese ones. Rich in Vit E and beta-carotene; paired with pork protein, beauty effects double. Pumpkin covers carbs, optimal for diet dinners when skipping rice.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Pour the gooey soup—crumbled into 'pumpkin potage'—over white rice to make 'Taiwanese-style pumpkin risotto'!
Allergen
Pork