[Sca-cooks] hot and sour soup

[Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius]

On Jan 10, 2007, at 9:20 PM, Devra at aol.com wrote:

> If you have happened to make twice-cooked pork, which is simmered  
> in water
> before stir-frying, the resultant broth makes a sublime base for  
> hot-and-sour
> soup. Too bad you can't get pork broth in cans.
>     Devra

True. I was amazed to discover turkey broth in cans this autumn.

Pork broth made from the cuts traditionally used for twice-cooked  
pork (assuming a particular identity for a dish first simmered, then  
chilled, sliced and stir-fried, rather than the million other Chinese  
pork dishes with a multiple cooking process) is excellent because it  
generally contains flesh, skin and bones. Of course, you have to skim  
the bejeezus out of it (to remove fat), and probably reduce it  
substantially because you'll have removed the pork before the stock  
becomes really viable, but it is tasty. It's one of those Southern  
Chinese grandma dishes, but rarely something you'd see in a restaurant.

Adamantius


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