Watercress Soup

Name: Watercress Soup
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 5 large servings
Cuisine: chinese
Ingredients: 3 medium-size bunches watercress; 1 large lean pork chop (about 3 ounces) or meaty soup bone; 6 cups water; 3 garlic cloves, peeled; 1 egg; 1/2 to 1 teaspoon Accent, or monosodium glutamate (optional); Salt to taste

By Joyce Howe

Updated Oct. 12, 2023

Total Time: 1 hour
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Rating: 3(12)
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Ingredients

Yield:5 large servings

3medium-size bunches watercress
1large lean pork chop (about 3 ounces) or meaty soup bone
6cups water
3garlic cloves, peeled
1egg
½ to 1teaspoon Accent, or monosodium glutamate (optional)
Salt to taste

Ingredient Substitution Guide

Preparation

Step 1
Wash and drain watercress.
Step 2
Fill a 3- or 4-quart pot with the water; bring to boil.
Step 3
Drop pork and garlic cloves into boiling water. Cover pot and lower heat to medium. Cook 30 minutes.
Step 4
Add watercress. Bring to boil.
Step 5
Lower flame under pot. Crack egg over pot. Stir egg yolk and white into soup, breaking up yolk while cooking.
Step 6
Add Accent if desired and salt. Simmer soup uncovered, skimming off surface, about 10 minutes.
Step 7
Add more salt if desired. Serve.