Thai
Thai - Soups
Bamboo Shoot Soup
Chef's Menu Description
A wholesome, deeply comforting soup crafted from slow-simmered stock, aromatic garden vegetables, and fresh herbs, served with crusty bread.
Ingredients
- • 300g bamboo shoots, sliced into thin strips
- • 250g minced pork
- • 6 cups pork stock
- • 3 tbsp tamarind paste
- • 2 tbsp fish sauce
- • 1 tsp palm sugar
- • 3 cloves garlic, sliced
- • 1 tbsp chopped coriander root
- • 1/2 tsp white pepper
- • 2 spring onions, chopped
Preparation Steps
1
Phase 1
Toast the garlic and coriander root in a dry pot until fragrant, then add the pork stock.
2
Phase 2
Form the minced pork into small meatballs and drop into the simmering stock.
3
Phase 3
Stir in the bamboo shoots, tamarind paste, fish sauce, and palm sugar.
4
Phase 4
Cook gently for 15 minutes until the bamboo shoots are tender.
5
Phase 5
Grind in white pepper and adjust saltiness to taste.
6
Phase 6
Ladle into bowls and scatter with chopped spring onions.