Braised Cabbage Soup with Pork Ribs

Prep time: 15 minutes

Cook time: 1 hours 0 minute

Serves: 4

Braised Cabbage Soup with Pork Ribs

A light and flavorful clear soup where cabbage is slow-cooked until tender in a pork bone broth. The pork bones—usually soft pork bones or pork ribs—give the broth a rich umami depth.

Ingredients

Steps

  • Cooking Braised Cabbage Soup with Pork Ribs:

    1. Fill a pot with 6 cups of water and bring it to a gentle boil over medium heat.

      Fill a pot with 6 cups

    2. Cut the cabbage it into 4–6 wedges (depends on the size), keeping the core intact so the leaves don’t fall apart. Then rinse them thoroughly.

      Cut the cabbage

    3. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a skillet over medium heat. Once hot, sear the cabbage wedges for about 2 minutes per side, or until slightly browned. Set aside.

      Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a skillet sear the cabbage wedges

    4. Rinse the pork ribs in salt water (2 tbsp of salt with water), then cut them into bite-sized pieces.

      Rinse the pork ribs in salt watercut them into bite-sized pieces.

    5. In the same skillet, add the pork ribs and sear until they change color or begin to cook through slightly. Then add the garlic, cilantro roots, and shiitake mushrooms. Stir-fry for about 2 minutes.

      sear until they change colorThen add the garlic-Cabbage SoupAdd cilantro roots-Cabbage SoupAdd shiitake mushrooms-Cabbage SoupStir-fry for about 2 minutes.

    6. Add the pork mixture to the pot of boiling water. Simmer for 15 Minutes.

      Add the pork mixture to the pot of boiling water. Simmer for 15 Minutes.

    7. Transfer the seared cabbage into the pot.

      Transfer the seared cabbage into the pot.

    8. Add soy sauce, salt, and white peppercorns. Stir everything together.

      Add soy sauce-Cabbage SoupAdd salt-Cabbage Soupadd white peppercorns-Cabbage Soup

    9. Cover the pot and simmer on medium-low heat for 45–60 minutes, or until the pork is tender and the cabbage is soft and flavorful.

      Cover the pot-Cabbage Soup until the pork is tender and the cabbage is soft and flavorful.

    10. Ladle into bowls and top with fresh cilantro before serving. Enjoy hot with steamed jasmine rice!

      top with fresh cilantro

Recipe Notes

Tips

Today, we’re making a simple and cozy Thai-style clear soup: Braised Cabbage with Pork Ribs! 🥬🍖

We’ll simmer it low and slow until the kitchen smells amazing, the pork ribs are fall-off-the-bone tender, and the broth turns perfectly sweet and savory.

Let’s cook it up together! 👩‍🍳✨