Tonggu kelp soup
Pork tube bone 1 stick (about 600 grams) | Kelp 200 grams |
Bacon 40g | Cooking wine 25 grams |
Zanthoxylum bungeanum 6 grams | Salt 5 grams |
Onions 2 trees |
Step 1
Soak the salt kelp at least three hours in advance. There will be a sticky substance on it. Rinse it with running water to soak the salt in the kelp. You can change the water several times in the process.Step 2
Cut into desired size, I usually cut into cubes.Step 3
Boil the water in the pot, put the kelp in and blanch it for about three minutes.Step 4
Pour in cold water, drain and set aside.Step 5
When you buy the tube bones, ask the vendor to chop them into large pieces. You don’t need to chop them into too small pieces.Step 6
Put a few pieces of bacon you pickled yourself. This bacon is fatter and is generally not eaten after cooking. The soup tastes very delicious with the pickled products.Step 7
Put water in the pot, put the big bones and bacon into the pot and bring to a boil.Step 8
Add Sichuan peppercorns and rice wine and blanch them until all the blood foam in the bones is boiled out.Step 9
Cook for about 3-5 minutes and then turn off the heat. There is still a lot of blood foam in the meat, so the step of blanching is essential.Step 10
Rinse the large bones and bacon under running water and put them into a casserole. Pour in enough water at one time, add ginger and green onions, cover the pot, bring to a boil over medium-high heat, then reduce to low heat and simmer for half an hour.Step 11
Add the kelp you just prepared and bring to a boil, then continue to simmer over low heat.Step 12
It will become rotten in about an hour. The specific stewing time depends on the actual situation. The simmering time will be different depending on the pot's firepower.Step 13
Turn off the heat and do not uncover the lid immediately. Use the residual heat of the casserole to continue simmering for about a quarter of an hour. Add salt and sprinkle with chopped green onion. My son always eats directly from the bowl.Step 14
Finished product picture.Step 15
Finished product picture. Cooking tips for tube bone kelp soupThe Sichuan peppercorns and cooking wine used in the blanching water are used to remove the fishy smell of the meat. The Sichuan peppercorns must not be left on the bones when rinsing. There is no need for Sichuan peppercorns when making soup, unless you like the taste;
bones andThe kelp is delicious only when it is stewed until it is crispy. The bones are not palatable until they are completely stewed. Haha, the best way is to poke it with chopsticks, which can easily remove the meat.