Thai Tapioca Soup


This thick and savory soup uses tapioca in place of rice or pasta and is customarily served in individual bowls lined with lettuce.

Steps


Heat the stock to simmering in a large pan.
Pour 1 / 2 cup of the hot stock into a bowl and stir in the pork.
Return mixture to the pan.
Add the garlic and fish sauce , then add the tapioca and cook for 5 to 10 minutes.
When the tapioca is clear , add the crab meat and season to taste with pepper.
Remove from the heat.
Garnish with chopped cilantro before serving.

Ingredients


chicken stock, ground pork, garlic, fish sauce, tapioca, crabmeat, pepper, cilantro