Hello everybody, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, simmered tonjiru (pork soup). One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Simmered Tonjiru (Pork Soup) is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Simmered Tonjiru (Pork Soup) is something that I have loved my whole life.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook simmered tonjiru (pork soup) using 10 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Simmered Tonjiru (Pork Soup):
- Take 200 grams Pork
- Get 1 tsp (Pre-seasoning: Soy sauce and sake)
- Take 1/4 ○ Daikon radish
- Prepare 1/2 each of small ones ○ Carrot and burdock root
- Take 3 ○ Aburaage
- Take 2 leaves ○ Chinese cabbage
- Prepare 4 ○ Taro root (optional)
- Make ready 1200 ml Dashi stock (or if using dashi stock granules, 1 teaspoon)
- Get 1 Miso
- Prepare 1 Green onions or scallions
Instructions to make Simmered Tonjiru (Pork Soup):
- Cut the pork into bite-sized pieces. Peel the vegetables, halve the daikon radish and carrot lengthwise and slice rather thickly. Slice the the taro root into thick rounds. Chop up the green onion.
- Shave the burdock root into thin strips. Soak into a bowl of cold water with a little vinegar added to get rid of the bitterness. Julienne the aburaage. Cut the Chinese cabbage into 7-8 mm wide pieces.
- Heat up a pan and added the sesame oil. Add the pork and stir-fry. When the meat changes color, take the pan off the heat and cool the bottom on a moistened and wrung out kitchen towel. By doing this the pork won't stick to the pan as much. Scrape the pork off the pan, then return the pan to the heat.
- When the pork is cooked, add the vegetables.
- Once the vegetables are lightly stir-fried, add enough dashi stock to cover. Bring to a boil, then skim off the scum.
- When the vegetables are cooked through, dissolve in a little miso. Bring back to a boil, lower the heat and simmer gently for 30 to 40 minutes.
- If the dashi has reduced down too much, add a little more. Dissolve in some more miso to taste.
- Sprinkle with the chopped green onions to finish. If you have time, take the pan off the heat and let rest for 20-30 minutes, then reheat just before serving. It will taste even better.
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