Bak Kut Teh

Name: Bak Kut Teh
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 2 h 5 min
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Singaporean
Ingredients: 1kg pork spare ribs; 1 whole bulb garlic, unpeeled; 2 tsp white pepper, whole; 1 stick cinnamon; 3 star anise; 3 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tbsp dark soy sauce; salt to taste; tofu puffs optional; you tiao (fried dough sticks) to serve

Pork rib soup simmered for hours in a herbal broth of garlic, white pepper and Chinese spices — a Singapore breakfast soup.

Total time

135 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

125 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Singaporean

Ingredients

1kgpork spare ribs

1whole bulb garlic, unpeeled

2 tspwhite pepper, whole

1 stickcinnamon

3star anise

3 tbspsoy sauce

1 tbspdark soy sauce

saltto taste

tofu puffsoptional

you tiao (fried dough sticks)to serve

Instructions

Blanch pork ribs 5 minutes. Rinse.

Combine all ingredients in a pot. Cover with 2L water.

Simmer 2 hours until pork is very tender and broth is fragrant.

Add tofu puffs in last 15 minutes.

Serve in bowls with rice and you tiao for dipping.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

Protein

4.2g

Fat

2.5g

Carbs

13.1g

Fiber

5.3g

Sodium

797mg

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