Lotus Root & Pork Soup

• Gluten free
• Paleo

• Meat

  • 2 lbs Pork ribs or pork neck bones

• Produce

  • 4 slices Ginger
  • 1 tbsp Goji berries, dried
  • 1 lb Lotus root
  • 1 cup Re-hydrated seaweed
  • 1 Scallion

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 Salt

• Liquids

  • 12 cups Water

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Description

Ingredients

• 2 pounds pork ribs or pork neck bones
• 1 cup re-hydrated seaweed (optional)
• 1 pound lotus root
• 4 slices of ginger
• 1 tablespoon dried goji berries (optional)
• 12 cups cold water
• salt, to taste
• 1 scallion, finely chopped

Directions

• Soak the pork ribs or neck bones in cold water for an hour. Then rinse thoroughly, drain, and set aside. Boil a large pot of water, and blanch the pork bones for about 5 to 10 minutes. Drain. This process will give you a really clear (rather than cloudy) soup.
• If you want to include seaweed, you can buy dried seaweed or rehydrated seaweed at your Asian supermarket. Just try to avoid seaweed knots, as they tend to be a bit sandy. It takes at least 3 hours to rehydrate dried seaweed, so you can soak it the night before. Once soaked, simply wash the seaweed in a basin of water until the water is completely clear. Then drain, and its ready to add to the pot.
• Right before youre ready to start the soup, peel the lotus root and cut it into large chunks (If you do this too early, the lotus root will oxidize, similar to a potato. So hold off until youre about to start cooking).
• To start the soup, add all the prepared ingredients to a stock pot: the pork, seaweed, lotus root, ginger, goji berries and cold water. Bring it to boil, and then immediately turn it to down to a slow simmer. Cover and let it simmer for at least 4 hours...the longer the better. Reheating it the next day will make it even more flavorful. Add salt to taste, and serve with chopped scallion on top.