Leng Saeb Recipe (Spicy Thai Pork Bone Soup)

Ingredients

• 2.5 lb pork bones (neck or back bones)
• 8 1/2 cups water
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 3 tablespoons light soy sauce
• 1 onion
• 1/2 tablespoon black peppercorns
• 4 coriander root
• 6 cloves garlic
• just over 2 cups pork stock
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 3 tablespoons lime juice
• chilies (chopped, add to taste)
• culantro (chopped, add to taste)
• green onions (chopped, add to taste)

Steps

1. 1

   Crush garlic, coriander root, and black peppercorns with a mortar and pestle.

2. 2

   Place a large pot filled with water on medium heat. Add the pounded mixture to the water.

3. 3

   Once the water reaches a boil, carefully add the pork bones to the pot.

4. 4

   Include sliced onion, light soy sauce, and salt.

5. 5

   When the broth comes to a boil again, remove any scum that floats to the surface. Let the stock simmer for about an hour, or until the meat on the bones is tender.

6. 6

   Pour 17 fl oz of the prepared pork stock into a separate saucepan.

7. 7

   Add fish sauce, freshly squeezed lime juice, chilies to taste, culantro, and green onions.

8. 8

   Arrange the tender pork bones in a serving dish and ladle the prepared broth over them. Serve with a side of rice.