Home Style Pork & Cucumber Soup
Yield
6 servingsPrep
15 minCook
15 minReady
30 minTrans-fat Free, Low Carb
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| ¼ | pound |
pork
lean |
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
sugar
|
|
| ½ | tablespoon |
soy sauce, light
|
|
| ½ | tablespoon |
rice wine
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
cornstarch
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
vegetable oil
|
|
| 1 | small |
cucumbers
|
|
| 4 | cups |
chicken broth
|
|
| 1 | quart |
ginger
fresh, slice, lightly crushed |
*
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
prosciutto
|
*
|
| 1 | x |
coriander
sprigs, for garnish |
*
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 113.4 | g |
pork
lean |
|
| 2.5 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 7.5 | ml |
soy sauce, light
|
|
| 7.5 | ml |
rice wine
|
|
| 5 | ml |
cornstarch
|
|
| 5 | ml |
vegetable oil
|
|
| 1 | small |
cucumbers
|
|
| 946 | ml |
chicken broth
|
|
| 0.9 | l |
ginger
fresh, slice, lightly crushed |
*
|
| 15 | ml |
prosciutto
|
*
|
| 1 | x |
coriander
sprigs, for garnish |
*
|
Directions
Cut the pork into thin slices and combine with the sugar, soy sauce, wine, cornstarch and oil.
Set aside.
Peel, halve and seed the cucumber.
Cut crosswise into ¼ inch thin slices.
Bring stock and ginger to a boil.
Add the pork and reduce to a lively simmer; simmer for 10 minutes.
Add cucumber and simmer until translucent, about 3 minutes.
Garnish with the optional ham and coriander.
