Recipe For Bak Kut Teh

Singapore Bak Kut Teh is a clear peppery soup made by simmering pork ribs with white pepper and garlic. This delicious soup is so fragrant, filling and comforting.

Bak Kut Teh can be translated as meat bone tea or pork rib tea. However, there is no tea in the soup. Instead, oolong tea is often served on the side with the dish to counterbalance the meatiness and richness of the soup.

There are different versions of bak kut teh. The Singaporean version of the soup is made with meaty pork ribs, a lot of white pepper and garlic. The Malaysia-style bak kut teh is darker with more herbs in the soup.

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The Singapore-style soup is often accompanied by steamed rice and crispy fried doughsticks (youtiao or Chinese crullers). I love to dip a piece of youtiao in the soup, then eat it with a spoonful of the spicy peppery broth – amazing!

Our favorite place to eat the soup in Singapore is Song Fa Bak Kut Teh. An order of this soup often comes with 2 to 3 tender and meaty ribs and the broth is refillable.

I guess restaurants in Singapore have secret ingredients in their recipes, but this homemade version definitely satisfies our cravings for Song Fa’s bak kut teh when we cannot fly to Singapore :). The recipe is straightforward and requires very few ingredients. You will need:

How To Cook Bak Kut Teh Recipe

White peppercorns give the dish its distinctive hot taste and floral fragrance. Please note that you need to use whole peppercorns, not ground white pepper. And if you have never tried or cooked this pork rib soup before, you may want to go easy with the amount of peppercorns.

If you cannot find whole white peppercorns at regular Western grocery stores, give Asian grocery stores a try or you can order some from Amazon. It is not possible to use black pepper in place of white pepper in this bak kut teh recipe.

I strongly recommend getting Chinese fried doughsticks (youtiao) to serve with this soup. I often buy them at Asian grocery stores and keep some in the freezer. When I need to serve them, I cut them into short sections and bake at about 400F for a few minutes until they are crispy. Or make youtiao at home with my foolproof recipe.

Bak Kut Teh (darker Broth Version) Recipe

If you have a mortar and pestle, use that to crack some of the peppercorns open. It’s okay if some of them are still intact. Alternatively, place them in a ziploc bag, seal the bag and use something heavy to crack them open.

Don’t crush the peppercorns too hard, because if you crush them too much, the soup will look darker and taste spicier. Then toast the peppercorns and garlic briefly in a skillet. If you are short on time, it’s fine to skip the toasting step.

Whenever I cook pork rib soup, I always like to par-boil the pork ribs first to get a clear soup with a clean flavor. After that, we can simmer the ribs with peppercorns and garlic gently until the meat is tender. Season the soup with salt to your liking. So easy!

Bak Kut Teh (teochew Version)

Bak kut teh is quite hearty in my opinion. However, if you want to keep it lighter and healthier, you can skim off some of the fat on the surface of the soup.

The soup will be even more delicious the next day in my opinion, so you can make a big batch and refrigerate the leftover.I hope you will give this bak kut teh recipe a try. It is an amazing dish to have on a cold or rainy day. Below is the recipe card with detailed instructions.

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Herbal Hot Pot ('tak' Kut Teh)

If you have never tried or cooked Singaporean bak kut teh before, you may want to go easy with the amount of peppercorns. The amount of peppercorns in this recipe results in a pretty hot soup. You can reduce the white peppercorns to 1 oz and omit the black peppercorns if unsure about how hot you want it to be.

Calories: 490 kcal | Carbohydrates: 11 g | Protein: 26 g | Fat: 37 g | Saturated Fat: 12 g | Cholesterol: 127 mg | Sodium: 1313 mg | Potassium: 455 mg | Fiber: 3 g | Sugar: 1 g | Vitamin C: 6 mg | Calcium: 89 mg | Iron: 3 mg

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Copyright: All content and photos on Delightful Plate are copyright protected. Please do not use them without our written permission. Thank you.This is a Singapore version which is quite different to the herbal bak kut teh soup from China. There are only a few ingredients in the bak kut teh recipe but they work amazingly well together. This is so good!

Travel through Singapore, Malaysia and/or Indonesia and you are almost certain to find hakken food stalls serving up bak kut teh to hundreds of hungry customers.

This is a Chinese inspired soup. In China and many other place, a large variety of difficult to find Chinese dried herbs are added to the stock.

How To Make Bak Kut Teh With Homemade Spice Mix

I decided to show you this version as these hard to find herbs are not required. That said, if you find yourself in a Chinese grocer, look for the bags of bak kut teh herbs. You could definitely add them to this recipe which is very good.

Cut some firm tofu into bite sized cubes. The deep or shallow fry until they appear spongy. That’s it. It takes about 5 minutes to deep fry and a little longer to shallow fry as the tofu needs to be turned often to cook all sides.

Two reasons. First, the spices are all bundled up into a muslin to simmer in the soup, similar to a tea bag.

Bak Kut Teh

The finished bak kut teh is also the same colour as tea. It’s clear like tea too because the meat is first simmered for ten minutes and then washed of all impurities.

Once the meat is really tender, stir in the soy sauce and mushrooms. Check for seasoning and add more soy sauce or fish sauce to taste.

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Bak Kut Teh Recipe

I hope you enjoy this bak kut teh recipe. If you do try it, please leave a comment. I’d love to hear from you.Bak Kut Teh (Pork Ribs Tea) is a Chinese herbal soup with dong gui known for its warming properties. Perfect for the colder months.

(Angelica Sinensis), known for its warming properties. For this reason, it is popularly eaten as a supper or late night meal in Malaysia and Singapore. Over here in Minnesota, I like to cook it in the winter as it helps ward off the cold.

In the old days, the herbal mix can only be purchased at the Chinese “medicine shop”. Today most grocery stores in Malaysia and Singapore carry them in sachets where the herbs are ground to a powder. These sachets can also be found here in the US.

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I much prefer the “real thing” with the whole herbs. Whenever I visit my mom in Malaysia, she will take me to the “medicine shop” where the

Each “medicine shop” has their own mix of herbs and no two are the same. The way of preparation also differ from person to person. The lighter colored soups tend to be more peppery while the darker colored ones tend to be sweeter and more herbal. I prefer the darker, more herbal version.

I used boneless pork ribs as I did have baby back ribs. You can also use a mix of ribs and meat, if preferred. There is also a unique Malaysian version called

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Bak Kut Teh (Pork Ribs Tea) is a Chinese herbal soup with dong gui known for its warming properties. This comforting dish is perfect for the colder months.

Or Chinese crullers), and cut chilies in soy sauce. A vegetable dish that goes well with Bak Kut Teh is tender crisp blanched Yu Choy Sum. It is a nice counter point to the meaty soup.

All ingredients except the last three should be placed in a muslin filter bag. Red or black dates and goji berries should be soaked, rinsed, and drained before use.

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Roti n Rice is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.Bak Kut Teh is a popular meat dish in Malaysia and Singapore. It is a meat and pork rib dish cooked in a broth flavored with various