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    Pork and Corn Soup

    Last Modified: October 9, 2022 by Elaine| 7 Comments

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    Healthy and summer friendly pork and corn soup.

    Before moving to Guangdong province, I have never thought that slight sweet soup can be so delicious.  We usually cook soups with churchy but less flavored root vegetables like white radish and lotus root in my hometown. Sweet ingredients include corn, red dates, dried longan are usually not included. But combination of different tissues make this soup so easy but yummy.

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    Sweet corn provide a very faint sweet taste to the soup base, not overwhelming at all. Along with the carrots, the soup is quite unique and light. So I believe it should be one of the best soup to serve in later Spring or earlier summer.  To make a heavier soup with more oil in winter days, replace ribs with large bones.

    We have lots of yummy dishes in Chinese cuisine use very basic and humble ingredients include soy sauce noodles (阳春面), tomato egg drop soup (番茄鸡蛋汤), shredded pork stir fried with green peppers (青椒肉丝), pepper chicken (鲜椒鸡丁).  It is all about combination and highlight each other. This is another example. At least try once, you will be amazed by the unique taste of the soup.

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    Ingredients

    • 300g pork ribs, or you can use big bones in cold winter days
    • 1 scallion
    • 1 small chunk of ginger
    • 1 corn, cut into small sections
    • 1 carrot, cut into small chunks
    • 3 to 4L water
    • salt to taste
    • Chopped scallion and coriander for garnishing (optional)

    Steps

    Ask your butcher to help you cut the ribs into small sections. Add the ribs in a pot with enough water. Add 1 scallion and ginger and then cook for 2 to 3 minutes after the water boils. Clean and drain. This is quite important to make the soup clean and lighter, since we remove the extra oil along with the dirts. 

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    Place the cooked ribs in a high cooker, add corn and carrots. Simmer for 1 hour after boiling or use soup procedure if you are using a high pressure cooker.

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    Add salt to taste and serve with chopped scallion and coriander.

    rib and corn soup| chinasichuanfood.com

    Ribs are extremely popular in Chinese cuisine. It provide a light soup base for soups and tender meat for braised dishes. If you love to cook ribs, there are some other Chinese rib recipes you can try.

    1. Sweet and sour ribs
    2. Pan-fried crispy ribs
    3. Rib and lotus root soup
    4. Braised ribs with potatoes (红烧土豆排骨)
    5. Chinese sticky rice with ribs (糯米排骨饭)
    6. Chinese steamed ribs with black bean sauce (豉汁排骨)
    rib and corn soup| chinasichuanfood.com

    Pork and Corn Soup

    Elaine
    Light and summer friendly pork and corn soup. A sweet savory soup with a unique taste.
    5 from 2 votes
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 1 min
    Total Time 11 mins
    Course Soup
    Cuisine Chinese
    Servings 2
    Calories 301 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 300 g pork ribs ,or you can use big leg bones in cold winter days
    • 1 scallion
    • 1 small chunk of ginger
    • 1 corn ,cut into small sections
    • 1 carrot ,cut into small chunks
    • 3 to 4 L water
    • salt to taste
    • Chopped scallion and coriander for garnishing ,optional

    Instructions

    • Ask your butcher to help you cut the ribs into small sections. Add the ribs in a pot with enough water. Add 1 scallion and ginger and then cook for 1 to 2 minutes after the water boils. Clean and drain.
    • Place the cooked ribs in a cooker with water, add corn and carrots. Simmer for around 1 hour after boils or use soup procedure if you are using a high pressure cooker.
    • Add salt to taste and serve with chopped scallion and coriander.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 301kcalCarbohydrates: 4gProtein: 29gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 111mgSodium: 116mgPotassium: 574mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 5155IUVitamin C: 2.9mgCalcium: 43mgIron: 1.4mg
    Keyword Corn, pork
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    Comments

    1. Andreas

      May 07, 2018 at 4:33 am

      Hi Elaine,

      what do you mean by "big bones", the ones from the leg? Do you use them with, or without the meat (and skin) for this recipe?

      Also It says "1 small chunk of finger" in the list of ingredients which made me chuckle. Even though I just recently did that after I bought some very sharp knives at the Chinese store I don't think that's a common ingredient 🙂

      Reply
      • Elaine

        May 07, 2018 at 8:08 am

        Ops, Andreas. I made it so horrible. It should be ginger definitely.
        In winter days, I use big leg bones, usually with a thin layer of meat but no skins. That type of bone is mainly sold for soups.

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        • Andreas

          May 12, 2018 at 5:05 am

          5 stars
          Don't worry Elaine. Those little spelling mistakes are probably as common as getting some little cuts and burns in the kitchen. Even more so when publishing such an amazing amount of recipes as you do, and that in a language that's so different from your native one.

          Anyhow, I tried the soup and really liked it. I used ribs, but I can get pork "Soup Bones" here as well albeit they are typically cut into smaller pieces. So thank you for that piece of information.

          Unfortunately I had to use precooked corn cobs as I get fresh ones only in late summer and early autumn. But as I said, the soup tasted great nonetheless.

          Reply
    2. Ms Jimi

      May 16, 2018 at 9:53 pm

      Hi,
      I have been looking for a corn soup I tried years ago that is creamy with ham in it. Its made with corn, and chicken stock for the base. Have you a recipe?
      Thanks

      Reply
      • Elaine

        May 18, 2018 at 9:06 am

        Currently No. Sorry.

        Reply
    3. STEVE SALLOOM

      July 07, 2018 at 5:11 pm

      5 stars
      Dear Elaine,

      I made this recipe with about 6 pounds (2 3/4 kg) of pork spare ribs. The quantities of the other ingredients were adjusted accordingly. The soup came out very good. Some members of my family added soy sauce to the soup and they also enjoyed it more. I think I must have overcooked the ribs because most of the meat fell of the bones. The main point is the meat was soft and tender.

      Another successful recipe from Elaine's Kitchen that I was happy and delighted to make. Thank you Elaine for all the wonderful recipes that I made from your kitchen.

      Reply
      • Elaine

        July 07, 2018 at 8:41 pm

        Thanks Steve for your comment.

        Yes, it is the real example how simple ingredients create good flavors together. Gold to know you loved it. Happy cooking!!

        Reply

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