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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 20 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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This thick and savory soup uses tapioca in place of rice or pasta and is customarily served in individual bowls lined with lettuce. Ingredients:
5 cups chicken stock or 5 cups pork stock |
1/2 cup ground pork |
1 tablespoon chopped garlic |
3 tablespoons asian fish sauce (nam pla) |
1/2 cup tapioca |
1/2 cup cooked crabmeat (or canned) |
pepper, to taste |
cilantro, for garnish |
Directions:
1. Heat the stock to simmering in a large pan.
2. Pour 1/2 cup of the hot stock into a bowl and stir in the pork.
3. Return mixture to the pan.
4. Add the garlic and fish sauce, then add the tapioca and cook for 5 to 10 minutes.
5. When the tapioca is clear, add the crab meat and season to taste with pepper.
6. Remove from the heat.
7. Garnish with chopped cilantro before serving.
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