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Preparation
10 minutes
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Cooking
25 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Kimchi has a sour and crunchy taste combined with fish balls and pork ribs, creating a kimchi pork rib soup that is fragrant and authentic in Korean style. Follow the article and get cooking with TasteVN right now to make this delicious soup to diversify your family’s meals!
Ingredients for Kimchi Pork Rib Soup Serves 4
Pork ribs 500 gr (baby ribs) Kimchi 350 gr Fish balls 200 gr Fish sauce 2 tablespoons Common seasoning a little (salt/ seasoning powder/ monosodium glutamate/ sugar/ ground pepper)
How to choose fresh and delicious pork ribs
- Fresh and delicious pork ribs have bright pink meat, and when pressed lightly, they should be firm and elastic.
- Choose ribs that are flat and small, with a lot of cartilage; this type has more meat and tastes better than larger, round ribs.
- Avoid buying pork ribs that have an unusual odor, dull-colored meat, or are slimy.
How to prepare Kimchi Soup with Pork Ribs
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Prepare the pork ribs
Wash the pork ribs several times with water, then cut them into bite-sized pieces. To remove the unpleasant odor, soak the ribs in a basin of diluted salt water for about 10 minutes, then take them out, wash them clean again, and let them drain.
Effective ways to remove the unpleasant odor from pork ribs- Method 1: Boil a pot of water and blanch the pork ribs for about 3 – 5 minutes, then take them out and rinse under running water to remove all the dirt sticking to the ribs.
- Method 2: Soak the pork ribs in diluted white wine for about 10 minutes, then rinse with water.
- Method 3: Another way to eliminate the unpleasant smell from pork ribs is to mix a little vinegar into the rice washing water and then soak the ribs for about 10 minutes, afterward take them out, wash them clean, and let them drain.
See details: Effective ways to remove the unpleasant odor from pork ribs
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Cook the Kimchi Soup with Pork Ribs
Place a pot on the stove, add the pork ribs along with about 1 liter of filtered water and 1 teaspoon of salt, turn on high heat and cook until the water boils, then lower the heat and simmer for about 15 more minutes.
Note: To keep the soup clear, during the cooking process, regularly skim off the foam that rises to the surface.Next, add the fish balls and kimchi, season with 2 tablespoons of fish sauce, 1 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, 1 teaspoon of seasoning powder, 1 tablespoon of sugar, and stir well.
Cook for another 5 – 10 minutes until the fish balls are cooked, then taste again to adjust the seasoning, boil for another 5 minutes, and then turn off the stove.
Serve the soup in a bowl, sprinkle with a little ground pepper, and enjoy while it’s still hot!
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Final Product
Kimchi soup with pork ribs features tender and juicy ribs, rich and chewy, which are very enjoyable, alongside fish balls that are firm, and kimchi that is spicy and sour, with a very flavorful broth.
This soup is best enjoyed with hot white rice!
With just a few simple steps, you can easily make kimchi soup with pork ribs in the Korean style, delicious and rich to make your family meal more diverse. TasteVN wishes you success!