Recipe: Perfect Simmered Tonjiru (Pork Soup)

Simmered Tonjiru (Pork Soup).

You can cook Simmered Tonjiru (Pork Soup) using 10 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Simmered Tonjiru (Pork Soup)

1. Prepare 200 grams of Pork.
2. It's 1 tsp of (Pre-seasoning: Soy sauce and sake).
3. Prepare 1/4 of ○ Daikon radish.
4. Prepare 1/2 each of of small ones ○ Carrot and burdock root.
5. It's 3 of ○ Aburaage.
6. You need 2 of leaves ○ Chinese cabbage.
7. It's 4 of ○ Taro root (optional).
8. You need 1200 ml of Dashi stock (or if using dashi stock granules, 1 teaspoon).
9. It's 1 of Miso.
10. Prepare 1 of Green onions or scallions.

Simmered Tonjiru (Pork Soup) instructions

1. Cut the pork into bite-sized pieces. Peel the vegetables, halve the daikon radish and carrot lengthwise and slice rather thickly. Slice the the taro root into thick rounds. Chop up the green onion..
2. Shave the burdock root into thin strips. Soak into a bowl of cold water with a little vinegar added to get rid of the bitterness. Julienne the aburaage. Cut the Chinese cabbage into 7-8 mm wide pieces..
3. Heat up a pan and added the sesame oil. Add the pork and stir-fry. When the meat changes color, take the pan off the heat and cool the bottom on a moistened and wrung out kitchen towel. By doing this the pork won't stick to the pan as much. Scrape the pork off the pan, then return the pan to the heat..
4. When the pork is cooked, add the vegetables..
5. Once the vegetables are lightly stir-fried, add enough dashi stock to cover. Bring to a boil, then skim off the scum..
6. When the vegetables are cooked through, dissolve in a little miso. Bring back to a boil, lower the heat and simmer gently for 30 to 40 minutes..
7. If the dashi has reduced down too much, add a little more. Dissolve in some more miso to taste..
8. Sprinkle with the chopped green onions to finish. If you have time, take the pan off the heat and let rest for 20-30 minutes, then reheat just before serving. It will taste even better..