PORK VEGETABLE SOUP WITH LEMON

Pork Vegetable Soup with Lemon image

Provided by J. White Harris

Time 1h30m

Number Of Ingredients 14

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1 Tbsp olive oil
1-1/2 c chopped onion
2 clove garlic, chopped
6 medium tomatoes, quartered
2 lemons, squeezed for juice
2 lb pork loin, cut into bite size pieces
6 c water
2 pieces lemon grass, bruised with a malat or rolling pin (optional)
4 slice dime size, ginger (optional)
2 c daikon radish, peeled & diced
1 rutabaga, peeled and diced
1 lb greens, chopped (spinach, chard, kale, etc.)
3 fresh whole hot green peppers
1 Tbsp patis or salt to taste (patis is fish sauce)

Steps:

1. Saute onion in oil until translucent add garlic and cook 1 minute longer. Add tomatoes and lemon juice. Add pork and cook till browned, no longer pink.
2. Add water, ginger, and lemon grass. Bring to a boil and simmer until pork is tender. When tender, add the radish and rutabaga and simmer until fork-tender.
3. Add the green vegetable, whole hot peppers, and salt or patis to taste. Cook for another 5 to 7 minutes. Serve hot. Remove and discard the lemon grass, ginger, and hot peppers.