CookSmart (16th Issue) Page14

EatSmart Recipes

Pork Shank Soup with Apple and Pear

"3 Less" and "More Fruit and Vegetables" Dish

Feature

Pork shank, as an ingredient, contains less fat than pork bones and is thus a healthier ingredient. Apples and pears contain dietary fibre that helps to promote bowel health.

Sabrina MOK

Accredited Practising Dietitian (Australia), Member of HKDA

Cooking Method

1. Blanch the pork shank. Remove grease. Put it back into water and simmer for 2.5 hours with the dried fig, loquat leaves and apricot kernels.
2. Core the pear and apple. Put them into the pork shank soup and simmer for another 45 minutes.
3. Add salt and sugar to taste.