Pork and Cucumber Soup

Name: Pork and Cucumber Soup (黃瓜肉片湯)
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 2 center-cut loin chops (about ½ pound with the bone in); 1 medium-sized cucumber; Chopped fresh coriander (optional); ½ to 1 teaspoon salt, to taste; 4 cups chicken or meat stock; 4 cups chicken or meat stock; 1 tablespoon cornstarch dissolved in 1 tablespoon water; 1 tablespoon dry sherry; 1 tablespoon light soy sauce; Sesame oil (optional); 2 teaspoons oil; 1 tablespoon cornstarch dissolved in 1 tablespoon water

黃瓜肉片湯

Preparation info

Makes about
5 cups
.

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Key to Chinese Cooking

By Irene Kuo

Published 1977

About

This soup demonstrates the essence of poaching, offering a full-flavored meat, refreshingly crisp cucumbers, and a savory stock. It is clear and uncomplicated, each flavor coming through on its own.

Ingredients

2 center-cut loin chops (about ½ pound with the bone in)
1 medium-sized cucumber
4

Asia
China
Soup

Method

Preparations

Remove the bones and trim the fat from the pork chops. First cut each chop into 3 sections; then turn each section on its cut surface and cut lengthwise into ⅛-inc