Jap Chai (Braised Mixed Vegetable Soup)

Ingredients

• 56 kinds of greens (napa, choy sum, pickled mustard)
• 300g pork bones
• Shiitake + tofu sheets
• Light & dark soy sauce + coriander root, garlic, pepper

Method

• Simmer pork bones with coriander root, garlic and pepper until the broth is fragrant
• Season with light and dark soy for colour and a rounded taste
• Add firmer vegetables first, then leafy greens, mushroom and tofu
• Braise on low until the vegetables are soft and the broth is rich; serve hot

How to choose ingredients

Choose fresh, unwilted greens · Fresh pink pork bones · Pickled mustard that isn't too salty gives a rounder flavour.

Chef's secret

Chef's secret: braise slowly on low so the vegetables soften and release their sweetness into the broth · add vegetables in order of firmness so nothing overcooks to mush · coriander root, garlic and pepper are the heart of the aroma.

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