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Nicholas Zhou
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Some friends told me that they can't imagine how Chinese people can make beef or pork soups since it
usually has bad smell. Well, it's generally because the Chinese will get rid of the blood when they
slaughter livestocks, while many others don't. It's the blood that makes the soups smell bad.
One trick to make great soups is to boil the beef/pork for a while (a little bit before it boils)
and then get rid of the topping on the water. You can repeat this for 2 to 3 times until no more
white bubbles appear. Then you can follow the directions and move on.
I make Sparerib soups at least once per week. It's very good for our healthy (I remember that I
mentioned it's among the six most healthy drinks/soups).
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Two soup recipes:
Recipe #1:
Hot & Sour Shrimp Soup
Ingredients:
1 pound of shrimps (medium size) A dozen of mushrooms 1 stalk of lemon grass 4 cups of water 2 cups
of chicken stock 3 lime leaves 6 green peppercorns 3 slices fresh ginger 1 teaspoon of salt 2
tablespoons of fish sauce (or 4 tablespoons of soy sauce) 3 tablespoons of lime juice 6 hot peppers,
pounded lightly (less, depending on taste)
1/2 cup of roughly chopped coriander (cilantro) leaves
Directions:
Remove the shrimp shell and leave the tails (for appearance). Then cut open the back of each shrimp
to remove the veins.
Clean the mushrooms with water and dry them well before cutting each into quarters. Trim root and
tough layers from lemon grass. Thinly slice first six inches. Bring 2 cups of stock to boil.
Heat 4 cups of water to boil, then add the stock, lemon grass, lime leaves, and shrimps. When the
shrimps turn pink, add mushrooms, ginger, peppercorns and salt. Remove the pot from heat after
boiling. Add fish sauce, lime juice, and hot peppers to taste.
Serve the soup while still hot in individual soup cups and top each cup with a sprinkle of
coriander.
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Recipe #2:
Sparerib Soup
Ingredients:
9 oz (250g) of pork spareribs 1 tsp scallions, chopped, white parts only 5 tsp vegetable oil
2/8 tsp rice wine
3/4 tsp salt, or to taste
4/4 tsp MSG
5/2 tsp fresh ginger, chopped
Directions:
6. Wash the spareribs and chop into 1 inch by 2 inch (3cm X 5 cm) pieces.
7. Heat the oil in a work over high heat until the oil surface ripples. Add the spareribs and stir-
fry for 10 minutes, or until the ribs turn a lighter color and give off most of their juices.
Place in a heavy casserole with the salt and ginger.
Add 2 1/2 cups (600 ml) of water, cover and bring to a boil. Boil for 2 hours over high heat,
replenishing the water if necessary. Add the MSG and scallions. Turn down the heat and simmer for 30
minutes. Remove and serve.
Nicholas Zhou - Author "Real and Healthy Chinese Cooking" http://www.chinesefooddiy.com/
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usually has bad smell. Well, it's generally because the Chinese will get rid of the blood when they
slaughter livestocks, while many others don't. It's the blood that makes the soups smell bad.
One trick to make great soups is to boil the beef/pork for a while (a little bit before it boils)
and then get rid of the topping on the water. You can repeat this for 2 to 3 times until no more
white bubbles appear. Then you can follow the directions and move on.
I make Sparerib soups at least once per week. It's very good for our healthy (I remember that I
mentioned it's among the six most healthy drinks/soups).
--------------------------------------------------------------
Two soup recipes:
Recipe #1:
Hot & Sour Shrimp Soup
Ingredients:
1 pound of shrimps (medium size) A dozen of mushrooms 1 stalk of lemon grass 4 cups of water 2 cups
of chicken stock 3 lime leaves 6 green peppercorns 3 slices fresh ginger 1 teaspoon of salt 2
tablespoons of fish sauce (or 4 tablespoons of soy sauce) 3 tablespoons of lime juice 6 hot peppers,
pounded lightly (less, depending on taste)
1/2 cup of roughly chopped coriander (cilantro) leaves
Directions:
Remove the shrimp shell and leave the tails (for appearance). Then cut open the back of each shrimp
to remove the veins.
Clean the mushrooms with water and dry them well before cutting each into quarters. Trim root and
tough layers from lemon grass. Thinly slice first six inches. Bring 2 cups of stock to boil.
Heat 4 cups of water to boil, then add the stock, lemon grass, lime leaves, and shrimps. When the
shrimps turn pink, add mushrooms, ginger, peppercorns and salt. Remove the pot from heat after
boiling. Add fish sauce, lime juice, and hot peppers to taste.
Serve the soup while still hot in individual soup cups and top each cup with a sprinkle of
coriander.
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Recipe #2:
Sparerib Soup
Ingredients:
9 oz (250g) of pork spareribs 1 tsp scallions, chopped, white parts only 5 tsp vegetable oil
2/8 tsp rice wine
3/4 tsp salt, or to taste
4/4 tsp MSG
5/2 tsp fresh ginger, chopped
Directions:
6. Wash the spareribs and chop into 1 inch by 2 inch (3cm X 5 cm) pieces.
7. Heat the oil in a work over high heat until the oil surface ripples. Add the spareribs and stir-
fry for 10 minutes, or until the ribs turn a lighter color and give off most of their juices.
Place in a heavy casserole with the salt and ginger.
Add 2 1/2 cups (600 ml) of water, cover and bring to a boil. Boil for 2 hours over high heat,
replenishing the water if necessary. Add the MSG and scallions. Turn down the heat and simmer for 30
minutes. Remove and serve.
Nicholas Zhou - Author "Real and Healthy Chinese Cooking" http://www.chinesefooddiy.com/
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) The hint you gave to make great soups,: