Bamboo Shoot and Pork Trotter Soup

Method

1. 1 Boil fresh bamboo shoots for 20 minutes, then rinse with cold water and boil again a second time to remove the bitterness.
2. 2 Blanch the pork trotters for 5 minutes, then rinse off the foam to make the broth clear.
3. 3 Simmer the pork trotters with 1.2 liters of water and shallots for 1 hour and 10 minutes, skimming off the foam during the first 15 minutes.
4. 4 Sauté the bamboo shoots with a little fish sauce for 5 minutes, then add them to the pot and cook for another 25 minutes.
5. 5 Season with fish sauce, then sprinkle with chopped scallions, sawtooth coriander, and pepper.

With an appliance

• Pressure cooker 1 hr 20 min

  Replace step 3: simmer the pork trotters in a pressure cooker for 35 minutes at high pressure, then release the pressure naturally, and then add the bamboo shoots and cook with the lid open for 20 minutes.