Rice Soup With Pork And Ribs Recipe (Khao-Dtom Moo)

• 125g minced pork
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1/2 tbsp fish sauce
  
• 125g spare ribs (chopped into bitesized pieces)
• 1/2 tbsp coriander stalk
• hint of ground pepper
• 1 cup of steamed rice (left over rice is good)
• 1 1/5 cup water
• chopped coriander (garnish/optional)
• chopped spring onion (garnish/optional)
• chopped celery leaves (garnish/optional)
• ground pepper (garnish/optional)

Cooking instructions

Step 1: Begin by adding 2 cloves of garlic and 1/2 tbsp of coriander stalk to a mortar and pestle, then crush it into a fine paste.

Step 2: Now scoop about half of the paste out and into a mixing bowl, along with a hint of ground pepper, 125g of minced pork and 1/2 tbsp of fish sauce, then give everything a good mix, and set aside in the fridge.

Step 3: Next add 1 1/5 cup of water to a saucepan, along with the remainder of the garlic and coriander paste from the mortar and pestle, a dash of ground pepper, mix, then add in 125g of spare ribs which have been chopped into bitesized pieces, and bring the soup to the boil. Once the soup begins to boil, lower the heat and let it slow cook for about 1 hour.

Step 4: After one hour, raise the heat to a high heat, and once the soup begins to bubble again, add in the pork mixture we made earlier, making sure to use a spoon or your hands to shape the pork into bitesized meatballs. Let the meatballs cook in the soup for about 5 minutes or so until they are cooked all the way through, then you can add in 1 cup of steamed rice, leftover rice is ideal for this. Mix the rice into the soup thoroughly making sure there are no lumps of rice, and once the soup begins to bubble again, turn off the heat and serve.

Step 5: To serve, garnish with a dash of ground pepper, chopped spring onion, coriander, celery leaf, and anything else you like! Although all of these are of course optional.