Bak Ku Teh

Bak Ku Teh is Singaporean Pork rib tea soup a favorite for many during festivities

Place sparerib pieces in a large pot and add enough cold water to cover them

Parboil until foam rises to the surface

Drain, rinse the meat with cold water and return it to the pot

Add garlic, tung kwai and 2 1/2 quarts of water

Wrap cinnamon, star anise and peppercorns in cheesecloth; tie it and add bag to the pot

Bring water to a boil, reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 1 hour or until the meat shrinks from the bones

Skim excess oil from the surface and discard

Remove spice bag


Season soup with salt, sugar and dark soy sauce to taste, spoon entire mixture into an attractive clay pot

.....continue

Scatter crisp shallot flakes

Dip ribs into soy sauce with chilies and eat them with steamed rice

Toss in cruller slices into the broth and enjoy!

Makes about 4 to 6 servings

In some Asian shops, you can find pre-package Bak Ku Teh in the form of filtered bags. These bags can save you time as you only need to prepare the broth and pork pieces.

courtesy: http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Market/7773/bakteh.html

that sounds pretty good but i'm not a big fan of pork

i dunno why that made me think bukkaki