Primary meat stock
1 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | pounds | Lean pork |
| 7 | cups | Water |
| ½ | teaspoon | Salt |
| 1 | teaspoon | Soy sauce |
Directions
1. Cut pork in ¼-inch slices. Place in a saucepan with cold water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat immediately and skim the surface; then simmer, covered, 30 minutes.
2. Add seasonings and simmer 5 minutes more. Then remove meat, strain the stock and skim off the fat. VARIATIONS: For the pork, substitute 1-½ pounds spareribs. Add these along with 2 celery stalks and 2 white onions to already boiling water.
Simmer 90 minutes. Then remove ribs and vegetables and strain the stock.
Use ½ pound pork, ½ pound chicken giblets and simmer, covered, 30 minutes. Add ¼ cup dried black mushrooms (soaked), ¼ cup water chestnuts, both sliced; simmer 30 minutes more.
From <The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook>, ISBN 0-517-65870-4. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .