Grandma's Chinese Vegetable Soup

Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 100 min
Servings: 8
Yield: 8 servings

Description

Pork neck bones are simmered with potatoes, tomatoes, onion, and carrot in this simple but comforting Chinese soup from a family recipe.

Ingredients

1 pound pork neck bones
10 cups water
2 large potatoes, cut into chunks
2 large tomatoes, quartered
1 onion, quartered
1 large carrot, sliced
1 teaspoon white sugar
salt to taste

Directions

1 Place pork neck bones into a large pot; cover with water. Bring to a boil and skim scum off the surface with a slotted spoon. Drain.
2 Return bones to the pot. Add 10 cups water, potatoes, tomatoes, onion, and carrot. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer soup until flavors combine, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Season with sugar and salt.