The Nasty Bits: Pork Skin Soup Recipe

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Chichi Wang
Chichi Wang: Contributing Writer at Serious Eats

Chichi Wang wrote a variety of columns for Serious Eats including The Butcher's Cuts, in addition to other stories. Born in Shanghai and raised in New Mexico, Chichi took her degree in philosophy but decided that writing about food would be more fun than writing about Plato.

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Updated August 30, 2018
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Recipe Details

The Nasty Bits: Pork Skin Soup Recipe

Active 20 mins
Total 0 mins
Serves 4 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 sheet dried pig skin, about 5 by 5 inches

  • 6 cups best-quality pork or vegetable broth

  • A few leaves Napa cabbage, bok choy, or leafy green vegetable of your choice

  • Thinly sliced green onions, to garnish

Directions

  1. Soak the sheet of dried pig skin in water to cover, for at least 8 hours and up to a few days in the refrigerator. When you are ready to make the soup, cut the skin into 1-inch chunks and set aside.

  2. Wash and cut your napa cabbage, or another vegetable of your choice. Set aside.

  3. Bring the broth to a boil and add the chopped pork skin and vegetables. Simmer for 20 minutes, until both the cabbage and the skin have fully softened. If you are using a vegetable that takes less time to cook, such as bok choy, add the cut-up vegetables towards the last few minutes of cooking.

Special Equipment

Soup pot

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
73Calories
3gFat
5gCarbs
6gProtein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 4
Amount per serving
Calories73
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 3g4%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Cholesterol 25mg8%
Sodium 1052mg46%
Total Carbohydrate 5g2%
Dietary Fiber 0g0%
Total Sugars 2g
Protein 6g
Vitamin C 4mg18%
Calcium 32mg2%
Iron 1mg6%
Potassium 131mg3%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

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