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Pork is the most common meat ingredient used by chinese in their cooking. There are several ways pork is used in chinese soups and congee. Do you have a favourite? I do. Ground PorkMincing or grounding pork is one of the most common and most versatile way to prepare pork in chinese cooking.With a little seasoning, it can be used in soups, congee, stir-fry and steamed dishes. It can be cooked as it is or shaped into meatballs or any shape you fancy by using a little cornstarch or egg to combine the ingredients. It can be mixed with other ingredients to become filings for wontons, dumplings, pancakes and etc. I used to accompany my late paternal grandmother to the wet market where she will choose a nice fresh piece of pork belly and instruct the butcher to ground it up for us. This way, we know exactly which part of the pig our ground pork is made from. I think that is safer than buying pre-packed ground pork from the supermarket. Alas! Who has time to go to the wet market at 6.00am nowadays. Ground pork used to be made from fresh pork belly which contain some fat. But in recent years, lean pork has become more popular with health conscious consumers. Freezing ground porkGranny always have some ground pork stashed in the freezer which makes it very convenient to make meatball soup or congee on the fly.Frozen ground pork keeps very well. She buys about 1 kg of fresh ground pork from the market. She then separates them into 5 small portions of about 200g each and freezes each separately using small plastic storage boxes. I prefer using cling wrap because I can shape them into thin slabs for easy storing and thawing. I lay the cling wrap on the chopping board, spread the meat thinly on top and fold the cling wrap over. Pat dry and stack them neatly on top of each other in the freezer. To thaw, just soak the box or cling wrap parcel in warm water until everything softens. Easy! Pork slicesLean pork fillets can be sliced thinly across the grain and used in quick soups.To ensure tender juicy pork slices, use the back of the knife and pound the meat slices a bit to loosen the muscle fibre. Marinate with seasonings and seal in the juices with a dash of cornstarch. Pork ribsPork ribs are highly popular for simmering soups. The rib bones imparts a much stronger flavour to the soup than just the pork meat.The bone marrow contain high level of protein and iron while the bone itself has calcium. Suitable boiling causes the calcium to "migrate" to the soup. More about bone soups at the healthy soup recipes page. Pork ribs can be divided into 2 categories: prime ribs and spare ribs. The price conscious ones (like me) will use spare ribs to simmer soup. Prime ribs are more expensive and are used mainly for main meat dishes like sweet and sour pork ribs. Preparation is easy. Just parboil before using. Pork bonesPork bones are usually reserved for making soup stocks. The bones from the limbs are preferred as the bones from the spine contain spinal matter.RecipesCorn soup with pork ribsA simple chinese corn soup recipe with sweet corn and pork ribs using the thermal cooking pot Lotus root soup #1 Lotus root soup is an all-time favourite chinese soup for many Singaporeans. It is one soup that is better homecooked than store-bought Meatball soup with winter melon A recipe for pork meatball soup with winter melon and fresh crab meat pork congee Pork congee is also very easy to make, it does not take a genius to do this. Surprise your young family with yummy and nutritious pork congee Pork soup with chinese yam A herbal soup recipe using pork soup with chinese yam and goji berries Pork soup with lotus seeds and carrot A refreshing clear soup using prime ribs, lotus seeds and carrots Pork wontons Pork is the traditional ingredient in wontons. It is common to add other types of meat or vegetable to make a delicious filling mixture. I have gathered quite a few pork wonton recipes here. Take your pick and choose your favorite. Potato soup with pork ribs and carrot This is a potato soup recipe with pork ribs and carrot. It is a super yummy and healthy chinese soup. I like to drink this soup whenever I am feeling tired and under the weather Salted vegetable soup Salted vegetable soup: the cantonese calls it harm choy tong, the chinese calls it xian cai tang, the si chuan people calls it zha cai tang. Can I call it pork and pickled cabbage soup? Pumpkin soup recipe This pumpkin soup recipe using pork ribs is good for pregnant ladies as well as those who are recovering from an illness. Pork stock recipes I have 10 pork stock recipes here. Pork stocks contain high level of calcium and protein, suitable for making soups, rice porridge and dishes for growing boys and girls, and people recovering from injuries. |
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