Secret Ingredient Soup
Ingredients: short ribs, pig's tail, licorice root, cassia bark, dried tangerine peel · 240 min cook time · 685kcal · $32.71
Ingredients
500g short ribs, 1ea pig's tail, 1handful licorice root, 1handful cassia bark, 3pieces dried tangerine peel, 1handful dried longan fruit, 1handful dried star anise pods, 1ea onion, 1handful fresh ginger, 2ea dried Chinese scallops, 1ea daikon radish, 1pinch salt
Instructions
1. Place short ribs and pig's tail into a tall and narrow stock pot. Cover with cold water and bring to a simmer on the stovetop.
2. Drain the water, scrub the bones and meat clean.
3. Return the cleaned bones and meat to the stockpot. Add licorice root, cassia bark, dried tangerine peel, dried longan fruit, dried star anise pods, a whole onion, fresh ginger, and dried Chinese scallops.
4. Cover everything with cold water and let it simmer slowly for at least 4 hours, up to 12 hours.
5. Strain the broth, cool it in an ice bath, and refrigerate overnight.
6. Peel and slice daikon radish.
7. Put the daikon radish slices in the broth as you heat it up.
8. Check the broth for seasoning and add salt as needed.
9. Serve the soup, making sure to include a couple of slices of daikon radish.
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