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
How to make Tonggu Kelp Soup Illustration of how to make Tonggu Kelp Soup 1

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. Tonggu kelp soup recipe illustration 2

Step 2

Cut into desired size, I usually cut into cubes. Illustration of how to make Tonggu Kelp Soup 3

Step 3

Boil the water in the pot, put the kelp in and blanch it for about three minutes. Illustration of how to make Tonggu Kelp Soup 4

Step 4

Pour in cold water, drain and set aside. Illustration of how to make Tonggu Kelp Soup 5

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.Illustration of how to make Tonggu Kelp Soup 6

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. Illustration of how to make Tonggu Kelp Soup 7

Step 7

Put water in the pot, put the big bones and bacon into the pot and bring to a boil. Illustration of how to make Tonggu Kelp Soup 8

Step 8

Add Sichuan peppercorns and rice wine and blanch them until all the blood foam in the bones is boiled out. Illustration of how to make Tonggu Kelp Soup 9

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. Illustration of how to make Tonggu Kelp Soup 10

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.Illustration of how to make Tonggu Kelp Soup 11

Step 11

Add the kelp you just prepared and bring to a boil, then continue to simmer over low heat. Illustration of how to make Tonggu Kelp Soup 12

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. Illustration of how to make Tonggu Kelp Soup 13

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. Illustration of how to make Tonggu Kelp Soup 14

Step 14

Finished product picture. Illustration of how to make Tonggu Kelp Soup 15

Step 15

Finished product picture. Cooking tips for tube bone kelp soup

The 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.