Spicy Pork Neck Bone Soup with Potatoes and Perilla Seed Powder

What you need

• 1.5 kg (3 1/3 lb) pork neck bones, cut into pieces, with plenty of meat
• 3 tbsp rice wine
• 2 tbsp doenjang, Korean fermented soybean paste
• 5 cm (2 in) fresh ginger, peeled, half sliced and half minced
• 1 large onion, half left whole, half sliced
• 4 medium potatoes, peeled and halved
• 300 g (10 oz) napa cabbage leaves, cut into 5 cm (2 in) pieces
• 3 tbsp gochugaru, Korean chili flakes
• 2 tbsp gochujang, Korean chili paste
• 1 1/2 tbsp soy sauce
• 6 cloves garlic, minced
• 3 tbsp ground perilla seeds, perilla seed powder
• 4 scallions, cut into 5 cm (2 in) lengths
• 8 leaves perilla leaves, optional, torn
• 3 l (12 cups) water
• black pepper, freshly ground, to taste
• salt, to taste

Method

Restated from the original video

1. 1

   Soak the bones in cold water for 2 hours, changing the water twice, to draw out the blood.

2. 2

   Rinse the bones, put them in a large pot with fresh water to cover and boil hard for 10 min.

3. 3

   Drain, rinse the bones under running water and scrub the pot clean.

4. 4

   Return the bones to the pot with the 3 l of water, the rice wine, 1 tbsp of the doenjang, sliced ginger, whole onion half and 2 scallions.

5. 5

   Bring to a boil, skim, then cover and simmer on low heat for 1 hour.

6. 6

   Meanwhile, mix the gochugaru, gochujang, soy sauce, garlic, remaining doenjang, minced ginger and black pepper into a paste.

7. 7

   Blanch the cabbage in boiling water for 2 min, drain and squeeze lightly.

8. 8

   Fish out the onion half and scallions. Stir the paste into the broth and add the potatoes, cabbage and sliced onion.

9. 9

   Simmer, partly covered, until the potatoes are soft and the pork is cooked through, tender and almost falling off the bones, 40-50 min.

10. 10

    Stir in the perilla seed powder, the remaining scallions and the perilla leaves, and simmer 5 min more.

11. 11

    Taste and add salt if needed.

12. 12

    Serve piping hot in large bowls with steamed rice.

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