Thai Tapioca Soup

Submitted by Mercy

"This thick and savory soup uses tapioca in place of rice or pasta and is customarily served in individual bowls lined with lettuce."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 5 cups chicken stock or 5 cups pork stock
• 1⁄2 cup ground pork
• 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
• 3 tablespoons asian fish sauce (nam pla)
• 1⁄2 cup tapioca
• 1⁄2 cup cooked crabmeat (or canned)
• pepper, to taste
• cilantro, for garnish

directions

1. Heat the stock to simmering in a large pan.
2. Pour 1/2 cup of the hot stock into a bowl and stir in the pork.
3. Return mixture to the pan.
4. Add the garlic and fish sauce, then add the tapioca and cook for 5 to 10 minutes.
5. When the tapioca is clear, add the crab meat and season to taste with pepper.
6. Remove from the heat.
7. Garnish with chopped cilantro before serving.

Reviews

[Tebo3759]

This is an interesting soup. I think it really depends on a good stock. I used a homemade shrimp stock and it was good. I also used hamburger as I had no pork on hand. Thanks for the post Mercy