This simple Kimchi Soup with Pork recipe can be extended or varied in any number of ways and makes for a great starter, or a light meal all by itself.
Course: Appetizer, Soup, Starter
Cuisine: Korean
Keyword: Kimchi, Onion, Pork
Author: John Thompson
Ingredients
1qt.good quality Chicken Stock;
1/4lbboneless Pork cut in to thin strips;
½cupthinly sliced Onion;
1cupCabbage Kimchi
Garlic Salt;
Sesame Oil;
Rice Wine;
2or more whole dried Red Chilies.
Instructions
Add a few pinches of Garlic Salt and a shot of Sesame Oil to a pot of boiling water, then quickly blanch the strips of pork for a minute or so until no pink remains. Drain, and then rinse the pork well under cold running water.
Pour the stock into a saucepan and add the onion, dried chillies and a splash of rice wine Bring the soup to a gentle simmer until cook the onion is soft and translucent.
Finally, remove the dried chillies and add the pork and Kimchi. Continue to simmer until the pork is cooked through and the flavours well blended and then serve hot.