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Meizhou pork bone soup with lean pork, liver and greens

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Ingredients
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  • 2 l water
  • 500 g pork bones
Put the pork bones into 2 liters of cool water and slowly bring it all up to a boil.
As it starts to simmer, skim off any excess gunk; once bubbling, drop to the lowest flame the stove will go.
  • 1 inch naba ginger
  • 1 tsp cracked white pepper
Add the inch of ginger and the teaspoon of cracked white pepper.
  • 300 ml pork bone stock
Cover and cook at least 5 hours, for a clear peppery stock.
  • 50 g lean pork
  • 0.125 tsp salt
  • 0.125 tsp sugar
  • 0.125 tsp pepper
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch
  • 3 tbsp water
  • 1 tsp oil
  • 50 g pork liver
  • 0.125 tsp salt
  • 0.125 tsp sugar
  • 0.125 tsp white pepper
Marinate the sliced lean pork with the salt, sugar, pepper, cornstarch and water, mix well, then coat with a teaspoon of oil.
  • ½ tsp cornstarch
  • 1 tbsp water
  • 1 tsp oil
  • 50 g pork meatball
  • 30 g spinach
Marinate the sliced liver the same way with less cornstarch and water, then coat with a teaspoon of oil.
Bring the 300ml of stock to a boil and season with the salt, MSG and white pepper.
Cooking the soup
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1 tsp MSG
  • white pepper
Add the meatballs and the lean pork.
Once the lean pork changes colour add the liver for a quick 20 seconds, then the greens, mix quickly and shut off the heat.