Thai Tapioca Soup

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: 20 mins
• 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.