Daikon Soup with Pork Ribs (Thai Style) | ต้มจืดหัวไชเท้า
Daikon soup with pork ribs is a common dish in Thai households. It's very comforting, nourishing, and always takes me back to my mother's home cooking. The ingredients are very simple and takes just about 15 minutes to prep. Once you let everything simmer, you'll have this light soup with tender daikon radish and ribs falling off the bones in no time!
Servings: 2 servings
Calories: 374kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3 cilantro roots
- 7 cloves garlic peeled
- ½ teaspoon white peppercorns
- 5 cups water
- 1 head daikon about 18 ounces or 500 grams
- 12.2 ounces pork ribs
- 2 ounces shiitake mushrooms sliced
- 1 steaspoon salt
- 5 spring onions cut, about 1 inch long
Instructions
- Pound the cilantro roots, garlic, and white peppercorns in a mortar until fine.
- Add water, the aromatic mixture, daikon and pork ribs to the pot and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Bring the soup to a boil and add the shiitake mushrooms.
- Season with salt and turn off the heat.
- Add the spring onions and close the lid for 1 minute before serving.
Notes
- Adding daikon together with the pork ribs to the pot from the very beginning helps bring out the sweetness in them and allow then to become tender.
- It takes a bit of simmering for the daikon to be perfectly tender. But when cooked, the daikon will become transparent. You can test the texture by poking it with a chopstick.
- Use a spoon to remove the excess fat from the soup as it simmers.
- Add the spring onions once you've turned off the heat so that it's still freshly green when served.
Nutrition
Calories: 374kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 97mg | Sodium: 331mg | Potassium: 506mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 300IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 81mg | Iron: 2mg