Pork Spare Rib Soup (Bah Kut Teh)
Malaysia
Published method, 7 steps.
Ingredients
- 6 dried shitake mushrooms
- 1½ lb (680 g) pork spareribs, cut into 2-inch (5 cm) pieces
- 1 whole bulb garlic, unpeeled and slightly crushed
- 2 inches (5 cm) ginseng root, peeled and slightly crushed
- 3 cinnamon sticks
- 5 star anise pods
- 1 tbsp white peppercorns
- 1 tbsp black peppercorns
- 2 tsp sugar
- 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 6 shallots, finely sliced and fried until golden brown (optional)
- Salt
- Pepper