Purple Yam Soup with Pork

Name: Purple Yam Soup with Pork
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 300 g pork chops (You can substitute with ground meat or dried shrimp if desired); 400 g mashed purple yam (you can mash them yourself if you like it chunky); 1/2 tsp minced garlic; 1/2 tsp seasoning powder; 1/3 tsp salt; 1/3 tsp sugar; 1/2 tsp cooking oil; Some sprigs of cilantro and rice paddy herbs; Salted cucumber pickles if desired

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A steaming hot bowl of purple yam soup with pork chops and some herbs. I make Purple Yam Soup whenever I need something to lift me up. The feeling of chewy yam together with a plate of salted cucumber pickles or caramelized pork brings back my good mood instantly!

(Contributed by Chói Chang)

cookpad vietnam @cook_2506890

Vietnam

(Contributed by Chói Chang)

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Ingredients

45 mins

4 servings

300 gpork chops (You can substitute with ground meat or dried shrimp if desired)
400 gmashed purple yam (you can mash them yourself if you like it chunky)
1/2 tspminced garlic
1/2 tspseasoning powder
1/3 tspsalt
1/3 tspsugar
1/2 tspcooking oil
Some sprigs of cilantro and rice paddy herbs
Salted cucumber pickles if desired

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Steps

45 mins

1

Rinse the pork chops, cut in chunks, and dust with seasoning powder, salt and sugar. Let sit for about 10 minutes.
2

Heat the wok and add some garlic and stir-fry until fragrant. Add pork chops into the wok over high heat and stir-fry until firmed and drained.
3

Add about 1.5 liters of water and simmer for about 20 minutes until the pork chops are softened.
4

Add the mashed purple yam and continue simmering for about 10 minutes.
5

Adjust the volume of water and final seasoning depending on the preference for a thinner or thicker soup.