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Home Style Pork And Cucumber Soup
Ingredients
- 1/4 lb Lean pork
- 1/2 tsp Sugar
- 1/2 Tbsp. Light soy sauce
- 1/2 Tbsp. Rice wine or possibly dry sherry
- 1 tsp Cornstarch
- 1 tsp Vegetable oil or possibly Asian, sesame oil
- 1 sm Cucumber
- 4 c. Chicken stock or possibly water
- 1 x 1 qt Slic fresh ginger, lightly crushed
- 1 Tbsp. Chopped Smithfield ham or possibly, prosciutto (optional Coriander sprigs for garnish
Directions
- Nothing fancy about this soupit's just simple, delicious and refreshing.
- Cut the pork into thin slices and combine with the sugar, soy sauce, wine, cornstarch and oil. Set aside.
- Peel, halve and seed the cucumber. Cut crosswise into 1/4-inch thin slices.
- Bring stock and ginger to a boil.
- Add in the pork and reduce to a lively simmer; simmer for 10 min. Add in cucumber and simmer till translucent/soft, about 3 min.
- Garnish with the optional ham and coriander.
- Serves 6 as part of a multiple-dish Chinese meal.
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