Soups & Stews

Easy Pork Bone and Corn Soup

Published 2026-06-29 · Chinese cuisine

This easy Chinese pork bone and corn soup is rich, naturally sweet, and comforting, with pork marrow bones simmered with corn, carrot, ginger, and a little cooking wine.

Easy Pork Bone and Corn Soup

Ingredients

  1. 1 pork marrow bone
  2. 1 ear corn
  3. 1 carrot
  4. 3 slices ginger
  5. Cooking wine, as needed
  6. Salt, to taste
  7. Vinegar, a small spoonful

Instructions

  1. Prepare the ingredients: 1 pork bone, 1 ear of corn, 1 carrot, 3 slices of ginger, and cooking wine.Prepare the ingredients: 1 pork bone, 1 ear of corn, 1 carrot, 3 slices of ginger, and cooking wine.
  2. Cut the corn into short sections.Cut the corn into short sections.
  3. Cut the carrot into rolling-cut chunks.Cut the carrot into rolling-cut chunks.
  4. Rinse the pork bone well and place it in a pot.Rinse the pork bone well and place it in a pot.
  5. Add three slices of ginger.Add three slices of ginger.
  6. Add one spoonful of cooking wine, bring to a boil, and skim off the foam.Add one spoonful of cooking wine, bring to a boil, and skim off the foam.
  7. Transfer the pork bone to the soup cooker or clean pot.Transfer the pork bone to the soup cooker or clean pot.
  8. Add the corn.Add the corn.
  9. Add the carrot.Add the carrot.
  10. Pour in enough water to cover the ingredients, cover with a lid, and simmer for 50 minutes.Pour in enough water to cover the ingredients, cover with a lid, and simmer for 50 minutes.
  11. Open the pot after simmering.Open the pot after simmering.
  12. Add one large spoonful of salt and one spoonful of vinegar, then get ready to serve.Add one large spoonful of salt and one spoonful of vinegar, then get ready to serve.
  13. Ladle the soup into a bowl.Ladle the soup into a bowl.
  14. Finished soup.Finished soup.
  15. Serve hot. It is rich, fragrant, and especially comforting.Serve hot. It is rich, fragrant, and especially comforting.

Cooking Tips

  1. Add a little vinegar to help calcium from the pork bone dissolve into the soup.
  2. A soup cooker or slow cooker makes the broth richer and more fragrant, but a regular pot works too.

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