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Nourishing Pork Bone Soup with Daikon

This traditional Chinese pork rib and daikon soup is light, wholesome, and easy to make. A comforting soup you’ll want again and again!
Course Soup
Cuisine Chinese
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 35kcal

Ingredients

Main ingredient

  • 500 g pork marrow bones

Secondary ingredients

  • 300 g white radish 1 piece, peeled and cut into chunks
  • 5 g flour 1 tsp, for cleaning bones

Seasonings

  • 15 g ginger 3 slices
  • 1 star anise
  • 1 scallion tied into a knot
  • 10 ml cooking wine 2 tsp
  • 9 g salt 1.5 tsp
  • 2 g white pepper ½ tsp
  • a little chicken bouillon powder optional

For garnish

  • 10 goji berries
  • chopped scallions to taste

Instructions

Pre-treat the ingredients

  • Clean the bones: Rinse the pork bones under running water. Rub them with 5g flour, let sit for 5 minutes, then rinse thoroughly. (Note: flour absorbs impurities and cleans more effectively than water alone.)
  • Prepare the radish: Peel the white radish and cut into chunks. Set aside.

Blanch the pork bones

  • Place the cleaned bones into a pot with enough water to cover. Add 1 tsp cooking wine, some scallion segments, and 1 slice of ginger.
  • Bring to a boil over high heat, skim off the dark foam completely, then remove the bones and rinse with warm water. (Note: rinsing with warm water prevents the meat from tightening.)

Simmer the broth

  • In a clean pot, add the blanched bones, 3 slices of ginger, 1 star anise, and the scallion knot.
  • Pour in 1500ml water, bring to a boil, then cover and simmer gently over low heat for 40 minutes. Keep the broth at a light simmer, not a rolling boil.

Add daikon and continue cooking

  • Add the radish chunks, season with 1.5 tsp salt, and stir.
  • Simmer on low for 20 minutes until the radish is tender and easily pierced with chopsticks. (Note: do not overcook, or the radish may become mushy.)

Season and finish

  • Before turning off the heat, stir in ½ tsp white pepper and a little chicken bouillon powder (optional).
  • Garnish with goji berries and chopped scallions. Serve hot.

Nutrition

Calories: 35kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 0.3g | Saturated Fat: 0.05g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.05g | Sodium: 919mg | Potassium: 201mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 31IU | Vitamin C: 17mg | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 1mg