Crockpot Pork Spare Rib Soup With Potatoes and Carrots (Canh Sườn Khoai Tây Cà Rốt)

Crockpot Pork Spare Rib Soup With Potatoes and Carrots (Canh Sườn Khoai Tây Cà Rốt)

195 min

Spare ribs, potatoes and carrots make this canh suon a simple, hearty Vietnamese soup. A Crock Pot makes it an easy weeknight meal.

Ingredients

  • 1 lb pork spare ribs (cut between the bones)
  • 3-4 medium red potatoes, peeled cut into bite sized pieces ((about 1 lb))
  • 3 large carrots, peeled and cut into half inch pieces ((about 1 lb))
  • 3-4 cups water
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 small shallot
  • 2 tbsp fish sauce
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 2 stalks scallion for garnish

Directions

  1. 1

    Add ribs to a pot of cold water with a large pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, and immediately drain and rinse.

  2. 2

    Add ribs to a crock pot or normal pot and add fish sauce, garlic, shallot, salt and pepper to the ribs and leave to marinate for 10-15 minutes (optional)

  3. 3

    Add water and cook ribs on high 1.5 hours, on low 3 hours.

  4. 4

    Add water to the pot of ribs and bring to a boil. Bring down to a simmer for 30 min