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Watercress and Pork Rib Soup
Watercress and Pork Rib Soup
Watercress and pork rib soup is a classic Cantonese soup, served as a 1st course and sometimes as a main. Watercress has a lot of health benefits such as lowering risks of cancer, supporting heart and bone health, regulating blood pressure, and is full of vitamin A, B, beta carotene, calcium, and potassium. It is also considered an invasive species in the U.S., so eating watercress is also helping the environment.Besides the health benefits, this soup has so much flavor to it you’d think there was a ton of ingredients to make it. It actually has just 7 ingredients. The total cost to make a large pot of this soup cost $7. I’d pay more than that for a single bowl.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 2 lbs pork riblets cut in between the bones
- 5 slices ginger
- 8 cups water
- 2 bunches watercress washed; big stems removed
- 2 tsp sea salt
- white pepper to taste
- soy sauce
Instructions
- Bring a pot of water to a boil. Add in the riblets. Once the water is back to a boil, simmer the ribs for 2 minutes. Drain the ribs and wash under cold water.
- Place the ribs in a clean pot with 8 cups of water and the slices of ginger. Bring to a boil. Cover. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 90 minutes.
- Stir in the salt. Cover and continue to simmer for another 30 minutes.
- Stir in the watercress. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
Ham and Cheese Pastry (Pasteles de Jamon y Queso)
Ham and Cheese Pastry (Pasteles de Jamon y Queso)
Pasteles de jamon y queso are very popular in Colombia. It is simply ham and cheese baked inside puff pastry. You can make one large pastry like mine if you plan on eating it like a sandwich. The other option would be to cut the puff pastry sheet into smaller squares and make mini pastries.
Ingredients
- 1 sheet puff pastry
- 4 slices mozzarella
- 4 slices ham
- 1 egg beaten
Instructions
- Roll out the puff pastry sheet.
- Place 2 slices of mozzarella on the right half of the sheet.
- Place the ham on top of the mozzarella.
- Place the last 2 pieces of mozzarella on top of the ham.
- Fold the sheet over, crimping then tucking the outer edge.
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Brush the entire outside of the pastry with the beaten egg.
- Bake for 15 minutes until the outside is golden brown.
Chuleta Valluna
Chuleta Valluna
Chuleta valluna is the Colombian verse of milanese or schnitzel. The pork is marinated in aromatics such as onion, garlic, and green onion and seasoned cumin. It is then dredged in flour, egg, then breadcrumbs seasoned with sazon. The breaded cutlets are then fried rather quickly in oil since they are so thin. Serve chuleta valluna with yuca fries.
Ingredients
- 2 pork cutlets hammered to about 1/8” thick
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1 green onion finely chopped
- 1/4 white onion finely chopped
- 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1 large egg beaten
- 1 cup breadcrumbs
- 1 packet sazon
- vegetable oil for frying
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Marinate the pork cutlets overnight with the onion, garlic, green onion, and cumin.
- Dredge the pork cuts in flour.
- Dig into the egg, then the breadcrumbs seasoned with sazon.
- Heat up a 1/2” of vegetable oil in a large sauté pan over medium high heat. Add the cutlets into the oil.
- Fry for 3 minutes a side until golden brown and crispy. Drain grease on a wire rack.
