Best Chinese Pork Rice Soup Recipes

PORK NOODLE SOUP WITH GINGER AND TOASTED GARLIC

Steps:

• Heat vegetable oil in a large, heavy-bottomed pot over medium.
• Add garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until the slices become nicely toasted and golden brown, 2 or 3 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, remove garlic and set aside.
• Add pork and red-pepper flakes to the pot, and season with salt and pepper. Cook, using a wooden spoon or spatula to break up large pieces, until the pork is well browned and in small bite-size pieces, 5 to 8 minutes.
• Add chicken broth, soy sauce and 4 cups water. Bring to a simmer and cook for about 5 to 8 minutes or so, until the pork is very tender and the broth tastes impossibly good. (Give it a taste and season with salt, pepper, red-pepper flakes and soy sauce, if you want.) Add pea leaves, half of the onion slices, and all of the ginger. Stir to wilt the leaves.
• To serve, ladle soup over noodles and top with remaining onion, cilantro and toasted garlic.

CHINESE PORK SOUP

Steps:

• Rub five spice powder on pork and salt liberally.
• Fry the pork and ginger in a wok with a little oil till cooked through.
• Transfer pork onto a cutting board and slice into thin strips.
• Add 6 cups of water to the wok and bring to a boil. The wok does not need to be rinsed out unless you used too much oil.
• Add granuled chicken flavoring, mushrooms and carrots. Boil till the vegetables are cooked.
• Turn heat off. Add pork strips and sesame oil to taste. Lime juice can be added, too, if you want the soup to be a little sour.
• Serve into individual bowls with cilantro.

CHINESE WATERCRESS AND PORK-BALL SOUP (A MAIN-COURSE SOUP)

Steps:

• Put the noodles in a mixing bowl and add warm water to cover. Let stand at least 30 minutes.
• Put the pork in another bowl and add the ginger, sugar, cornstarch, salt, pepper, Sherry and egg. Blend well.
• Lightly oil a plate that will fit in the top rack of a steamer. Shape the pork mixture into 16 to 18 round balls. Arrange them on the plate in the steamer and cover closely. Place the rack over boiling water and steam 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, bring the broth to the boil.
• In a separate saucepan, bring enough water to the boil to cover the watercress when added. Cut off the tough stems of the watercress and discard. Add the watercress tops. Turn off the heat and let stand two minutes. Drain and chill in a basin of cold water. Drain and set aside.
• Drain the noodles and cut them approximately in half with scissors. Put them in a saucepan and add cold water to cover. Bring to the boil and let simmer 10 minutes. Place the noodles and watercress in the bottom of a soup tureen.
• Put the meat balls and broth in the tureen. Sprinkle with a little more freshly ground pepper, preferably white, and serve.

CHINESE PORK FRIED RICE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute the pork, carrot, broccoli, peas and onion in butter until pork is no longer pink. Remove from skillet and set aside. , In same skillet, cook and stir egg over medium heat until completely set. Stir in the rice, soy sauce, garlic powder, ginger and pork mixture; heat through.

CHINESE PORK FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Mix rice wine, soy sauce, and cornstarch together in a bowl. Add pork; toss until evenly mixed.
• Preheat a wok or deep saucepan over medium-high heat. Pour in peanut oil. Cook pork in the hot oil in batches until evenly browned, 2 to 3 minutes per batch. Transfer to a plate using a slotted spoon. Cook onion in the remaining oil until softened, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Mix curry powder and water in a bowl to form a paste.
• Stir curry paste, spring onion, and salt into the wok. Add rice, stirring to break up any lumps. Stir in peas. Return pork to the wok; cook and stir until rice and pork are heated through, 4 to 5 minutes.