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Chinese Pork and Black Bean Soup

A customary Chinese home cooking soup that is packed full of nutritional values from the black beans and pork.

Ingredients

1 kg pork shoulder (bones on (get your butcher to cut into large 3 inch pieces))
300 g black beans (washed)
10 dried red dates (seeded)
5 medium carrots (cut into 2 inch pieces crosswise)
4 litres water
2 tsp salt or to taste

1
Place pork, black beans, dried red dates and carrots into a large instant pot. Mix the ingredient well together.
2
Add water to maximum level indicated by the instant pot. Cover and lock lid.
3
Using the intant pot pressure cooker function, cook for 35 minutes. Turn off heat.
4
Let the pressure cooker rest for another 10 minutes, slowly and carefully release pressure. Unlock lid.
5
Add salt to taste and serve.
6
Blanch pork in some boiling water to remove scum. Drain and set aside.
7
Place 4 litres of water into a large covered pot and bring to a boil.
8
Add pork, black beans, dried red dates bring to a boil again. Then turn the heat to low and simmer for 1 hour.
9
After 1 hour, add in all the carrots and cook for another 30 minutes or until pork and black beans are soft and tender. Add salt to taste and serve.