Mustard Greens and Tofu Soup
#mustard greens
#tofu
#pork
#ginger
#cantonese
#quick soup
#weeknight
#stovetop
🥘 Ingredients
- ginger 5 slices
- vegetable oil 1 Tbs
- water 6 cups
- mustard greens 1 lb
- lean pork ¼ lb
- cornstarch 1 tsp
- light soy sauce 2 tsp
- firm tofu 10 oz
- kosher salt 1 tsp
- white pepper ¼ tsp
🍳 Cookware
- soup pot
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1A weeknight bowl, and a bitter one on purpose. 芥菜 is meant to taste of itself; the ginger fried first is what makes that bearable, not what covers it up.
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2Fry ginger in vegetable oil in a soup pot 2 min , until the edges colour.
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3Boil @&( timer with water and mustard greens 10 min .
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4Slice lean pork thin across the grain and turn it with cornstarch and light soy sauce .
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5Stir @&( timer and firm tofu into @&( timer and 4 min , until the pork has just turned.
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6Season @&( timer with kosher salt and white pepper .