A wholesome, deeply comforting soup crafted from slow-simmered stock, aromatic garden vegetables, and fresh herbs, served with crusty bread.
Boil the pork bones for 3 minutes, skim, drain and rinse.
Put the bones, corn, carrot, mushrooms, red dates, ginger and water in a pot.
Bring to a boil, then cover and simmer on low heat for 2 hours.
Add the salt and simmer 5 minutes more.
Serve hot with the vegetables and bones.