Soup with Pork Bones and Water Cres

This is the easiest soup. You just put some water in a large sauce pan, add pork bones and a garlic clove the you’ve just bruised. I find the garlic makes the soup smell nicer during the cooking process, you don’t have that full on pork smell going through your house. In 20 min to 1/2 hour after simmering add some chopped carrots and a generous amount of fish sauce, to taste. When the meat is tender add in the water cress and be ready to serve.  You could also use cabbage as well.

This has been a family dish since I can remember and it’s a winner with the children.  Add steamed rice into the soup bowl and break off the meat and serve it to even babies who can’t get enough.

Cooking, Lots

 

I’ve been spending a heap of time in the kitchen making adventurous dishes from scratch, pounding spices like star anise and coriander seeds for a five spice braise. Maybe it’s because winter is coming, or maybe it;s because I know I should cut down on my calorie intake and do it to spite myself. What ever it is I’m turning out delightful dishes. The whole buiding smells of garlic, tumeric, coriander, and even tamarind.

The other night I made a traditional Cambodian beef sour soup with lemon grass and water spinach, yum! I think even my mum would have given me the thumbs up for that!