Classic pork soup

Pork is tender, flavorful, and highly nutritious. This classic pork soup, without any culinary flourishes, is practically impossible to fail to taste good, even when prepared by a novice cook. This soup is a wonderful warming refresher during the cold season.

Step-by-step recipe

Step 1:

Fill a saucepan with cold water, add the pork and bring to a boil over high heat.

Step 2:

Skim off the foam, add salt, reduce heat and cook the pork for 40-50 minutes.

Step 3:

Grate the carrots on a coarse grater and finely chop the onion.

Step 4:

Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan and fry the vegetables for 4-5 minutes until the onion is golden.

Step 5:

Cut the potatoes into small pieces, finely chop the garlic.

Step 6:

Remove the pork from the broth and set aside.

Step 7:

Add potatoes to the broth and cook until done, 20-25 minutes.

Step 8:

Cut the meat into medium cubes.

Step 9:

Add meat, fried vegetables, chopped garlic and bay leaf to the soup.

Step 10:

Stir and simmer for another 10 minutes.

Step 11:

Serve with fresh herbs and sour cream.

Cooking tips

For classic pork soup, choose only the highest quality and freshest pork, focusing on color and aroma.

Before slicing boiled meat, it should be cooled well.

Do not overcook the vegetables, otherwise the taste of the soup will suffer.