Seaweed is believed to be able to lower cholesterol level, provide protective antioxidants, along with other benefits described here. Besides making Korean beef seaweed soup, I decided to cook pork short rib soup with corn and seaweed. The video attached shared many tricks on how to make the rich broth from pork short ribs and get rid of the stickiness, fishiness of seaweed and I have translated those tricks in the QUICK TAKEAWAYS section; they apply to other soup dishes with pork, seaweed as well!
QUICK TAKEAWAYS
- to get rid of blood and useless ingredients in pork short-rib, cook them in COLD water till boil and foamy
- to get rid of fishy smell and stickiness of seaweed, cook them in HOT water with ginger (get rid of fishiness) and cooking wine, then rinse, dip them in cold water
- stir fry pork short rib in oil WITHOUT ginger, scallion, garlic first to get the fat out and they will better integrate in water of soup later (white color)
- 3 UP 3 DOWN: 1st add HOT water, 2nd and 3rd add COLD water to get bony, white soup before transferring into clay pot and adding seaweed, corns
- add a tablespoon of vinegar in the soup will help soften pork short ribs’ texture, and soften seaweed as well
RECIPE
- 1-2lb pork short rib
- dry seaweed
- 2 corns
Step 1: dip pork short rib in cold water for 2 hours to get rid of blood, dry seaweed in cold water for 1 hour to bloom
Step 2: cook pork short ribs in cold water till water boils and becomes foamy. Remove pork short ribs and rinse of dirt
Step 3: over medium-high heat, add oil and stir fry pork short ribs in pot till golden, no need to add ginger, garlic or scallions
Step 4: 3 UP 3 DOWN: add hot water to cover pork short ribs, stir and add cold water, stir till boil; add cold water one last time, stir till boil. Transfer to clay post
stir fry till golden 
1st, HOT water 
2nd, cold water 
3rd, cold water 
Step 5: in the pot, boil water with ginger slices, rice wine; add sliced seaweed, cook till water boils and keep cooking for 2mins. Discard water, rinse seaweed in cold water and dip in cold water
- get rid of stickiness and fishiness
slice to bite size 
cook in cold water 
rinse in cold water
Step 6: add seaweed and corn, cook over medium-high heat for another 20-30mins, taste and season with salt and soy sauce
READY TO SERVE!!
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