Recipe courtesy of Asian Food Network
As simple as ABC, with the vitamins to back it up, the base of ABC soup consists of pork or chicken ribs, carrots, potatoes and tomatoes.
To cook it, all you need is a big pot, lots of water and an hour or so for the ingredients to simmer.
Here's an interesting fact - the dish is affectionately known as 'the leftover soup' because you are free to add in any leftover vegetables at hand, without ruining its taste.
Ingredients
Serves 4
- 400g pork ribs
- 2 whole carrots (peeled and cut into chunks)
- 2 whole potatoes (peeled and cut into chunks)
- 2 whole tomatoes (wedges)
- 1 large onion (peeled and cut into wedges)
- 1 whole corn (cut into pieces)
- 40g ikan bilis (dried anchovies)
- 60g Shaoxing wine (optional - or apple cider)
- boiling water
- salt - to taste.
Directions
1. Boil pork
- In a pot filled with boiling water, add the pork and boil for five minutes.
- Skim off the scum from the top of the boiling water, then remove the pork from the pot and set aside. Discard the water.
2. Cook soup
- In a second large pot filled with boiling water, add the pork and the remaining ingredients.
- Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce the heat to low.
- Simmer at a medium low heat for 45 minutes.
- After 45 minutes, season with salt to taste, then remove the pot from the heat.
3. Plate and serve
- Aside from the main ingredients, feel free to add any other leftover vegetables into the mix.
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