Herb Soup

Soups and Congees

Herb Soup
Ingredients:
1 pound pork ribs
1/4 cup angelica root pieces
1 star anise
5 whole cloves
3 Tablespoons goji berries
2 Tablespoons lovage (as dried rhizome or granules)
1 head garlic, cloves peeled, each clove smashed
1 one-inch piece cinnamon stick, broken into pieces
8 dried shiitake mushrooms, soaked until soft
2 Tablespoons dark soy sauce
2 Tablespoons thin soy sauce
1 teaspoon coarse sat
1 Tablespoon granulated sugar
1 cup rice, cooked with two cups of water until almost soft (optional)

Preparation:
1. Cook pork ribs in ten cups of water for half an hour, skin as needed.
2. Add the rest of the ingredients and simmer for an hour or more.
3. Remove pork, cut their meat from the bones into half-inch pieces, discard the bones, and return the meat to the pot, then serve in small cups.
4. Serve with cooked rice, if desired.

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