Box Thorn Soup

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
A Cook’s Guide to Chinese Vegetables

By Martha Dahlen

Published 1992

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Ingredients

  • ½ cup fresh pork liver
  • Ginger juice
  • 4 cups box thorn leaves

Method

Slice the liver thinly and marinate with sugar, salt, cornstarch, and fresh ginger juice. Heat a small amount of oil in a saucepan. Add the leaves and stir until wilted. Add water; bring to the boil and simmer about 5 minutes. Add liver, and continue to simmer 2 to 3 minutes until liver is just cooked. Season with salt and a liberal dash of pepper. Serve.