Yan-Kit So

‘Milk’ Stock

Preparation info
  • Makes about

    1 litre

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
top 1000Classic Food of China
Classic Food of China

By Yan-Kit So

Published 1992

  • About

Ingredients

  • 1 large knob ginger, about 25 g (1 oz), peeled and bruised
  • about 900

Method

  1. Put the ginger, pork and chicken pieces into a large and deep stockpot and add the water. Bring to the boil over a high heat and skim off the scum and foam which surfaces until the water is relatively clear. Continue to boil, covered, over a slightly reduced but still high heat for 1–1½ hours until the stock appears milky in colour and is reduced to about a quarter. Drain t