What to Cook with pork bones – Tasty Recipes to Try

Looking for recipes with pork bones? We’ve got simple, tasty ideas the whole family will love — perfect for everyday cooking.

Recipes with pork bones

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Yuexia Qingrun Bawang Flower Bone Soup

During a training session on Traditional Chinese Medicine's "Medicine and Food Have the Same Origin" (Chinese Medicine and Food), the instructor specifically mentioned that "Pitaya Flower Soup" is a signature Cantonese summer soup! (It was only through the training that I learned that "Pitaya Flower" is actually the flower of the dragon fruit.) Pitaya Flower itself clears heat and moistens the lungs, acting like a "cooling air conditioner" for your respiratory tract. Drinking this soup can be incredibly soothing for a dry cough in the summer. Pork bones replenish calcium and protein, and with our high daily activity levels, drinking this soup can boost our energy. Carotene, known as "little ginseng," is rich in vitamin A, which can relieve dry eyes and brighten skin. Apricot kernels and figs moisten the lungs, relieve coughs, and aid digestion. After a heavy barbecue hot pot meal, a bowl of this soup can also help alleviate stomach discomfort. This summer soup clears heat and moisturizes dryness, while also nourishing the body, making it suitable for the whole family. Those who appreciate life and appreciate the "sigh" (enjoyment) of life should definitely try this summer soup!

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Appetizing pork ribs with plum and tangerine peel

This plum and tangerine peel pork ribs recipe is super simple to season, even a novice can easily master! The sweet and sour taste of the plums and the richness of the tangerine peel, combined with the oyster sauce and dark soy sauce, locks in the savory flavor and color of the ribs. The ribs are stewed until the meat and bones are tender and almost crispy, and they fall off the bone with a light bite. The sauce coats each piece, and sprinkled with sesame seeds, the sour and sweet taste is appetizing, refreshing, and delicious with rice. This is a standout dish, so get ready now.

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Sichuan and Chongqing mixed rice noodle steamed banquet

When you eat steamed pork with rice flour outside, it's either just steamed pork or just steamed pork ribs with rice flour. It's unlike making it at home, where you can add whatever you want! My portion includes steamed pork with rice flour, pork ribs, and pork belly. The pork belly's soft, glutinous skin, coated in rice flour, melts in your mouth. For a savory bite, try the pork ribs, where the spiciness of the bones is infused with the flavor of spices. For a leaner dish, try the pork belly, which is firm, flavorful, and not too dry. It perfectly captures all the flavors. And since it's homemade, the seasoning is generous, and the flavor comes purely from the ingredients and the care put into making it. If you like spicy food, add chili powder for a satisfying flavor. Every bite is satisfying, and it's much more satisfying than the monotonous portions you get out there! Speaking of Sichuan and Chongqing steamed pork with rice flour, it's a favorite dish of the locals. When dining at a restaurant in Sichuan and Chongqing, the first thing you'll hear as you enter is, "Boss, give me some steamed pork with rice flour. I want the delicious kind!" Steamed pork with rice flour is a favorite in Sichuan and Chongqing. Just like Chongqing residents can't live without hot pot and Chengdu residents can't live without teahouses, it's an essential dish on every household's dining table. It's even a must-have during festivals.

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Watercress and Kidney Pork Bone Soup (Cantonese-style soup)

Watercress and Kidney Soup is a classic Cantonese soup. The salty aroma of the kidney stimulates the appetite and aids digestion, while also adding a richer flavor to the base. The combination of sweet and apricot kernels moistens the lungs and relieves coughs, without leaving a dry taste. The watercress, with its inherent sweetness, softens and dissolves in the broth, clearing heat, moistening the lungs, and promoting urination. This soup is refreshing and soothing, relieving both greasiness and dryness. No wonder Cantonese people love it!

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Winter melon, ribs, barley and scallop soup

Winter melon, scallop, coix seed, pork fan bone soup, the soup is milky white and clear, the bright winter melon, golden scallop and milky white coix seed are looming in the bone soup, and sprinkled with a touch of green chopped green onion, the appearance is gentle and elegant. The pork fan bone makes a mellow bone soup, which is rich in calcium; with winter melon that promotes diuresis and swelling, coix seed that removes dampness and scallop that enhances freshness, the nutrition complements each other, nourishing and refreshing, a mouthful of warm soup, nourishes the body and mind. ~ Coix seed is slightly cold in nature, and cooking it directly may not be very friendly to people with weak spleen and stomach. After frying, it can reduce the cold and be more gentle. Fried coix seed has a more prominent effect of strengthening the spleen and removing dampness, which is suitable for people with heavy dampness and weak spleen and stomach, such as those who are prone to abdominal distension and thick and greasy tongue coating. ~ If you are prone to getting angry, dry mouth and bitter mouth, or have symptoms of damp heat such as constipation and acne, the effect of clearing heat and removing dampness of raw coix seed is stronger, and it is more suitable for direct cooking.

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Abrus herb pork soup

Abrus herb helps clearing heat, detoxifying and dispelling dampness.

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Seaweed mungo bean pork bone soup

Seaweed and mung bean soup has the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, relieving heat and promoting diuresis, and moisturizing the skin. It is especially suitable for consumption in summer. Additionally, the iodine in seaweed helps prevent hyperthyroidism.

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Fresh and sweet lotus root, peanut, and squid soup

Dried squid is rich in high-quality protein and minerals such as calcium and iron, which can supplement essential amino acids for the body; lotus root is rich in dietary fiber and vitamin C, which can promote intestinal peristalsis and enhance immunity; peanuts provide plant protein and unsaturated fatty acids, and the nutrients are fully released after boiling. The protein, dietary fiber, and various minerals in the soup work synergistically to nourish the spleen and replenish the deficiency while moisturizing the skin. It is a healthy and nutritious soup with both inner beauty and taste. Tips: If you want to save time and retain the taste, it is more convenient to use a pressure cooker! Compared with slow cooking, high-pressure stewing can make the ingredients release the freshness faster, and lotus root pieces and peanuts can be quickly cooked to be soft and glutinous, and the purine content is even lower, so it is more burden-free to drink~

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Bone bitter gourd soup for refreshing and heat-removing summer

Bitter melon clears away heat and reduces internal heat, soybeans strengthen the spleen and replenish deficiency, and supplement calcium for bones. Drinking it in the summer can relieve heat and dampness, and it is a classic home-cooked soup made by the old Cantonese.

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Salted pork bone and dried vegetable porridge to reduce internal heat

In Guangdong, this bowl of salted pork bone, dried vegetable, and peanut porridge is a lifesaver for those experiencing internal heat! It's my go-to when my throat gets dry and my mouth blisters. The pork bones are pre-marinated with salt and spices, resulting in a savory and flavorful porridge. The meat between the bones is rich in salt and flavor, making it incredibly satisfying to chew. The dried vegetables, a unique Guangdong specialty, absorb the essence of the porridge, leaving them soft, chewy, and with a unique vegetable aroma. The peanuts are stewed until soft and soft, melting in your mouth. The porridge is thick, and every spoonful is packed with the umami flavor of the ingredients, a salty, savory, and sweet lingering taste that moistens your tongue and throat. Having a bowl of this when you're experiencing internal heat is like installing a dual "fire-extinguishing and nourishing" system on your body. Heat quickly dissipates, leaving you feeling moisturized from the inside out and feeling incredibly comfortable! This "fire-reducing" porridge is a must-have at home! My little beast sipped three bowls straight.