How to Cook Tomato Pork Rib Soup

Here I will tell you how to make tomato stewed pork ribs soup at home. It is very delicious. My husband and son especially like it:

1. Purchase of Tomato and Pork Ribs Soup

1. Main ingredients

Go to the market (it's best to go early on a weekend) to buy fresh ribs and tomatoes. Note that it's best to buy rib bones (the kind that are long and easy to recognize) instead of spine bones, because rib meat is easier to eat and is not as greasy as spine bones. As for tomatoes, just pick larger and redder ones.

As for the quantity, you need to consider how many people you plan to cook for. If it is for 2 to 3 people, 3 pounds of ribs and 1 pound of tomatoes will be enough.

2. Ingredients

The ingredients of this soup are not complicated. Basically, you have ready-made ingredients at home. Even if you don’t, you can also buy them at the vegetable market (farmer’s market) when you go to buy ribs and tomatoes: Sichuan peppercorns (granular), green onions, ginger, and pepper powder.

2. Preparation of Tomato Pork Ribs Soup

1. Ingredients

Chop the green onions into chopped green onions, wash the ginger and cut it into small pieces the size of your thumb.

2. Spare ribs

Generally speaking, when you buy spareribs at the market, you can tell the butcher and he will help you cut the spareribs into small pieces, about 2 inches long. After cutting, wash them several times with cold water, rinse them clean, then boil water in an iron pot, wait for the water to boil, and put the spareribs in the pot. At this time, prepare a bowl and a small spoon. After a while, you will find a lot of blood foam on the water surface. Scoop off all the blood foam with a spoon, so that the soup will be white and tender without turbidity. This process does not take too long, about 10 minutes, and when you see that there is not much blood foam on the water surface in the pot, you can scoop up the spareribs.

3. Tomatoes

It’s very simple. Just blanch it in boiling water, then remove the skin and cut it into slices.

3. Make Soup

Now that the preparations are done, you can start making the soup.

1. Spare ribs

Add water to the stew pot. You can add more water at the beginning, about three-quarters of the pot. Put in peppercorns, ginger and pork ribs, light the fire. You can use high heat at the beginning. This time is not too long, so don't leave. It will take about 10 minutes. After it boils, use medium heat, then put two chopsticks on the stew pot, and then cover the lid of the stew pot. Only then can you leave.

During the stewing process of the ribs, you should check them repeatedly to see if there are any blood bubble residues on the ribs, whether water needs to be added, and whether the heat needs to be adjusted.

2. Tomatoes

Put the ribs into the pot and stew them for about 60 to 70 minutes. Remember to check how the ribs are cooked. Pick up a piece and taste it. If the meat is chewy, it is about 70% cooked. Now you can prepare to add tomatoes.

First heat the iron pan and add salad oil. When the oil is hot, pour the tomatoes into the iron pan and fry them. Then put the fried tomatoes into the stew pot.

3. Seasoning

After the stew pot is boiled again, you can add a tablespoon of salad oil. Do not add salt and MSG to the soup. After the soup has been stewed for about 15 minutes, smell the soup to see if it is fragrant, the flavor has come out, and the ribs are cooked. If you feel satisfied, add pepper powder, stir evenly with a spoon, and prepare to serve.

4. Remove from heat

Put salt and MSG in a large bowl for soup, then put in the ribs, tomatoes and soup, and finally sprinkle with chopped green onions. Try your own soup, how does it taste?