Asian•healthy
Chinese Daikon and Carrot Soup
Servings: 8-10Prep Time:10 minutesCook Time:30 minutes
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 30 min
- Yield
- 10 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
10
- 1 lb pork (cut into large chunks)
- 6-8 dried shrimp
- 2-3 dried scallops
- One 2-inch piece of ginger (cut into chunks)
- 2 whole cloves garlic
- 1 large Daikon radish (peeled and cut into chunks)
- 3 large carrots (peeled and cut into chunks)
- 2-3 to matoes (cut into quarters)
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- 1
Bring a large soup pot filled with water to a rolling boil. Add pork and bones and let boil rapidly for 10 minutes.
- 2
Remove pork and set aside. Drain and discard the water, clean the pot if needed. Fill the pot with new water to make the broth (approximately 4 quarts) and add in the pork, bones, shrimp, scallops, ginger, garlic.
- 3
Bring to a simmer and then turn the heat to medium-low, or hot enough to just produce a gentle simmer for 30-40 minutes.
- 4
Occassionally, skim the soup of any fats or particles and discard. Add radish, carrots and tomatoes to the soup and simmer for another 15-20 minutes. Season with salt (or fish sauce) to taste.