Spicy Pork Bone Soup, Gam Ja Tang

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1. Soak pork bones and boil quickly

Soak pork bones in cold water for 1 hour and rinse. Place the bones in a large pot and add enough cold water so that the bones are submerged in the water. Bring it to boil. Throw away the water and wash the bones thoroughly in running water.

Soak pork bones

• 60 min

Rinse

Bring to boil in water

Wash bones thoroughly

2. Prepare potatoes

Peel, wash potatoes and cut into quarters. In a separate pot, boil potatoes in water with a pinch of salt. When potatoes are fully cooked, drain all the water and leave them on the side.

Peel, wash, cut

• 4 potatoes
• in quarters

Boil High Heat 20 min

Drain

3. Prepare vegetables

Peel and slice 3 onions. Mince garlic and ginger to yield 2 tablespoons each. Wash and cut 2 green onions into 1” length. Chop 1 green onion finely for garnish.

Slice

• 3 onions

Mince garlic, ginger

Wash, cut

• 2 green onions
• 1 inch

Chop

• 1 green onion

4. Boil bones

In a large pot, place the pre-boiled and rinsed pork bones and add 11 cups of cold water. Bring it to boil with a lid. Remove foam forming on top.

In a pot, add

• pre-cooked pork bones
• 11 cups cold water

Bring to boil with lid

High Heat

Remove foam

5. Season

Add 2 tablespoons of minced garlic, 2 tablespoons of minced ginger, 6 tablespoons of red chili pepper flakes (4 tbs for medium spiciness), 1 tablespoon of soy bean paste, sliced onions, 1”-length green onions, 2 teaspoons of salt and ½ teaspoon of black pepper. *(OPTIONAL) Add 200g of rinsed kimchi or blanched Korean baby cabbage if you like. Tear it the long way to form long thin strips.

Add

• 2 tbs chopped garlic
• 2 tbs chopped ginger
• 6 tbs gochugaru

(4 tbs for medium spiciness)

• 1 tbs soybean paste
• sliced onions
• 1”-length green onions
• 2 tsp salt
• ½ tsp black pepper
• 200g rinsed kimchi (optional)

6. Boil

Keep boiling with a lid for another 10 minutes on HIGH heat.

Boil with lid

High Heat 10 min

7. Reduce heat

Reduce the heat to MEDIUM and boil with lid for 10 minutes. Then, reduce again to low heat and boil with lid for another 20 minutes. Taste your soup and season (add salt or water depending on how salty it is.)

Boil with lid

• Med Heat 10 min

Boil with lid

• Low Heat 20 min

Season if necessary

8. Add potatoes

Add the cooked potatoes in the soup. Don’t stir it too much. Potatoes will break down. Boil with lid for 5 min.

Add potatoes

Boil with lid

Med Heat 5 min

9. Serve & Enjoy!

Serve in a bowl. Top with chopped green onions. If you are using a stone bowl, cook the soup in a stone bowl for 5 min for the stone bowl to stay hot during the meal.

Serve

Top with

• chopped green onions

Enjoy!