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Cordyceps Flower Lily Fig Pork Shank Soup

Name: Cordyceps Flower Lily Fig Pork Shank Soup
Prep time: 1 h 5 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 55 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: cantonese
Ingredients: cordyceps flower; dried lily bulb; small dried figs; pork shank; water

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10 Steps Total

schedulePrepare in advance

circleDried lily bulbs need to be soaked in water for at least 1 hour in advance1h

Preparation

00:02:13

Place 37.5g dried lily bulbs into a bowl, cover with sufficient tap water, and soak for over 1 hour until softened and expanded

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Dried lily bulbs must be thoroughly soaked beforehand to remove processing impurities and sour notes.

Ingredients:dried lily bulb (37.5 g)

Tools:bowl

Active Cooking

00:02:43

warningStay safe

Wash hands thoroughly with soap after handling raw pork to prevent cross-contamination.

Place 300g pork shank into a pot with cold water
Bring to a boil over high heat and blanch for about 2 minutes until the meat surface turns opaque white and scum rises to the top

local_fire_departmenthigh heat

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Add meat to cold water for blanching

otherwise, surface proteins will seal in blood impurities rapidly

Ingredients:pork shank (300 g)

Tools:saucepan

Preparation

00:02:55

Rinse 6 dried figs with clean water, place on a cutting board, and slice each fig in half to expose the inner flesh

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Figs must be cut open

boiling them whole prevents sweetness and aroma from fully infusing into the soup

Ingredients:small dried figs (6 piece)

Tools:chef knifecutting board

Preparation

00:03:15

Rinse the blanched pork shank under cold running water to remove scum from the surface
Place on a cutting board and cut into 4 large chunks

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Rinse off all residual scum completely, otherwise the cooked broth will turn cloudy and acquire a gamey taste.

Ingredients:pork shank

Tools:cutting boardcleaver

Preparation

00:03:40

Place the pork shank chunks and fig pieces into a glass soup pot
Rinse the soaked lily bulbs in a strainer with clean water, drain, and add to the pot, and pour in 1500ml water (about 6 bowls)

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Do not add cordyceps flowers at this stage

cooking them too long destroys delicate nutrients and aroma

Ingredients:pork shanksmall dried figsdried lily bulbwater (1500 ml)

Tools:soup potcolander

Active Cooking

00:04:16

Cover the soup pot with its lid, place on the stove over high heat, and bring to a rapid rolling boil with active bubbles

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Watch closely during a rolling boil

crack the lid open slightly if soup threatens to boil over

Tools:soup pot

Active Cooking

00:04:28

Once boiling, turn heat down to medium-low, cover tightly with lid, and simmer for 30 minutes to draw out flavors from the pork, figs, and lily bulbs

local_fire_departmentmedium-low heat, about 30 mins

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Keep heat gentle

excessive boiling causes rapid liquid evaporation and reduces soup yield

Tools:soup pot

Preparation

00:05:05

Near the end of the initial simmering, quickly rinse 37.5g cordyceps flowers under tap water to remove surface dust, then gently squeeze and drain

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Rinse cordyceps flowers quickly without long soaking, otherwise beneficial spores and nutrients will be lost in water.

Ingredients:cordyceps flower (37.5 g)

Tools:bowl

Active Cooking

00:05:18

Uncover the pot, add the washed 37.5g cordyceps flowers into the boiling soup, and stir with a ladle so they are submerged
Cover again and simmer over medium-low heat for 20 minutes until broth turns rich golden-amber

local_fire_departmentmedium-low heat, about 20 mins

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Do not boil cordyceps flowers for over 30 minutes

heat breaks down active medicinal compounds and aroma

Ingredients:cordyceps flower

Tools:soup ladlesoup pot

Active Cooking

00:05:50

warningStay safe

Always use oven mitts when moving the hot glass soup pot; bare hands will suffer severe burns.

Turn off heat, use oven mitts to move the hot soup pot onto a trivet
Uncover and ladle pork shank, cordyceps flowers, lily bulbs, figs, and golden broth into soup bowls, and serve hot

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Freshly cooked soup is piping hot

let it cool slightly before sipping to prevent burning the mouth

Tools:large soup bowlsoup ladleoven mitts