Pork Ribs and Lotus Root Soup

Overview

Now is the season for eating lotus root, a steaming bowl of pork ribs and lotus root soup. The soup is white in color with a hint of powder in it. The lotus root is simmered until it becomes soft and glutinous. When you take a bite, it will pull out long strands. Take a sip of the soup and you will have both the sweetness of the lotus root and the richness of the ribs. The delicious flavor is so enjoyable!

Tags

• soups
• home cooking
• lunch
• dinner
• chicken essence
• cooking wine
• ginger
• green onions
• lotus root
• spare ribs
• vinegar
• carrot
• pepper
• salt
• sesame oil

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Prepare the ingredients, soak the ribs in water for half an hour to remove the bloody smell, and then rinse them with water.

   

2. 2 Pour water into the pot, put the ribs in the cold water, add cooking wine, sliced ginger and scallions and blanch them.

   

3. 3 Rinse the blanched pork ribs with water, peel the lotus root and cut it into cubes, add vinegar to the water to prevent oxidation and blackening, wash the cut carrots, slice the ginger, and cut the green onions into small pieces.

   

4. 4 Pour oil into the pot. When the oil temperature is 60% hot, pour the ribs in and stir-fry evenly.

   

5. 5 Fry the pork ribs until they change color, add cooking wine, green onion segments, and ginger and stir-fry evenly.

   

6. 6 Pour into a casserole, add boiling water and bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over medium-low heat for 20 minutes.

   

7. 7 Pour in the lotus roots and simmer for half an hour.

   

8. 8 Finally, pour the carrots in and simmer for 20 minutes. Add salt, chicken essence, pepper, and sesame oil and serve.

   

9. 9 Cut the green onion leaves into chopped green onions.

   

10. 10 Finally, sprinkle with chopped green onions for decoration, and a bowl of light but not greasy pork ribs and lotus root soup is ready to eat.