Pork Chop Soup
Pork Chop Soup
This is a good soup but I have modified the recipe with my results. The flavor and consistency is much like a stew with a spicy, almost taco flavoring. Bone in chops will provide more flavor, but boneless chops or just loin should work as well. You can change up the veggies to your preference as well.
Ingredients
- 2-4 pork chops, bone in, 2 to 4 depending on how meaty you want it
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 bay leaf
- 4 cups chicken broth, fresh or from powder, or pork broth
- 3 cups water, and as needed
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- 3 potatoes, diced
- 1 cup broccoli, chopped
- 1 carrot, diced
- 1 onion, diced
- 2 stalks celery, diced
Instructions
- To a large pot, add the first 11 ingredients. Bring to a boil then reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 1 hour, uncovered. Remove the chops and set aside. Not much to see during this.
- Remove 3/4 cup of broth from the pot then whisk the flour into the broth you removed, set aside. Using tongs to hold the chops, remove and discard any bones and fat (great treat for your dog) then chop the meat into bite size pieces and add the meat back to the pot.
- To the pot, add the 5 vegetables at the end of the ingredient list, add more water if needed to just cover the veggies and meat. Stir together then bring to a boil and stir in the flour mixture you set aside earlier, this will slightly thicken the soup. Reduce heat to a simmer, cover and tilt the lid, and let cook for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
- Remove the bay leaf, and optionally, you can gently mash some of the potatoes to make a thicker soup.
- Serve.
Notes
Figure about 100 Baht for pork loin (boneless chops). For 8 servings, this is about 40 cents per serving. When I price bone in chops I will update pricing here.
Variants: 1. Use 3 to 4 pork chops if they are thin or you want a meatier soup. 2. Use daikon in place of the carrot. 3. Use less potatoes and more broccoli. 4. Add sliced fresh mushrooms.
Adapted from an internet recipe.
The Real Person!
The Real Person!
I made this on 22 Mar 2018, excellent flavor. Mine was not photo worthy this time around, as I had no carrot so I used daikon (white radish) and no broccoli, so it was not very colorful. I did add a handful of sliced Shiitake mushrooms which was a very nice addition. Next time I will use 3 or 4 chops and will make sure I have a carrot and broccoli on hand as well. Overall, very good soup, well liked by the family, I will certainly make this again.