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Preparation
10 minutes
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Cooking
25 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Have you known the recipe for delicious and sweet eggplant soup with pork bones to change your meal? Today, Tastetutorial.com will go to the kitchen to guide you on how to cook this delicious soup!
Ingredients for Eggplant Soup with Pork Bones For 3 people
Pork bones 300 gr Eggplant 2 pieces Green onion 2 stalks Shallots 2 bulbs Cooking oil 1/2 tablespoon Common seasonings A little (salt/ seasoning powder/ monosodium glutamate/ ground pepper)
How to choose fresh and delicious ingredients
How to choose fresh and delicious eggplant
- Choose eggplants with smooth skin, bright and uniform color, fresh stems that are tightly attached to the fruit.
- Choose firm eggplants, not soft and mushy. When you gently press your finger on the skin of the eggplant, it should leave an imprint on the surface, indicating that the eggplant is ripe.
- Avoid eggplants with wrinkled skin or many dark spots. If the skin is light purple or pink and slightly hard, do not buy it as it is overripe.
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How to choose fresh and delicious pork bones
- Choose pork bone pieces that include both bone, meat, and fat so that the soup is both sweet and deliciously rich.
- Select pork bone pieces that have a bright light pink color; when gently pressed, the meat and fat should still feel somewhat elastic and not mushy.
- Do not buy pork bone pieces that look purple or have an unusual fishy smell; these are bones that have been stored for too long and are no longer fresh.
How to make Eggplant Soup with Pork Bones
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Prepare and marinate the bones
To eliminate the smell of pork bones, after purchasing, rinse them and soak the bones in diluted salt water for 15 minutes. Then, take the bones out, rinse them with clean water, and let them drain.
Marinate the bones with 2 minced shallots, 1 spoon of salt, 1/2 spoon of monosodium glutamate, and 1 spoon of seasoning powder. Let it sit for about 30 minutes for the bones to absorb the spices.
How to clean pork bones without odor:
- Method 1: After chopping the pork bones, use vinegar along with a little crushed ginger to rub on the bone pieces for about 5 minutes, then rinse with water.
- Method 2: Soak the pork bones in rice washing water for about 15 – 20 minutes, then rinse with water; this will eliminate the odor from the bones.
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Prepare other ingredients
Eggplant is washed clean, cut into bite-sized pieces about the thickness of a finger. To prevent the eggplant from turning black, immediately after cutting, soak it in diluted salt water.
After cutting all the eggplant, take it out and let it drain. Green onions should have their roots and wilted leaves removed, wash clean, drain, and then chop finely. Shallots are peeled, washed, and minced.
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Cook the soup
Put a pot on the stove, add 1/2 tablespoon of cooking oil into the pot. When the oil is hot, add all the marinated bones, stir-fry for about 2 minutes until the bones are firm.
Add 1.5 liters of water to the pot, cover, and bring to a boil. When the water boils, skim off the foam and reduce the heat to low, simmer the bones for about 20 minutes.
After 20 minutes, add the eggplant along with 1/2 tablespoon of seasoning, and 1 teaspoon of salt into the pot. Cook for another 5 minutes, once the eggplant is cooked, taste and adjust the seasoning, then turn off the heat.
Serve the soup in a bowl, sprinkle a little chopped green onion and ground pepper for aroma, and it’s ready to enjoy.
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Final product
The eggplant soup with pork bones is delicious, sweet, and refreshing. The bones and eggplant are both cooked until tender and sweet, with the soup seasoned just right for a delightful taste.
Enjoy this dish with white rice for an incredible meal. Go to the kitchen and give it a try!
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