Make soup, I answered. Every time someone see me gather these white roots, they always wonder what I do with them. Dai kon soup is one of the simplest and most delicious soup you can imagine. It's light enough even for the hottest summer that the heat of the soup doesn't even bother you. It's also a perfect sit-in-front-of-the TV-kind of soup when it's cold outside. In Austin, you see Dai Kon at the farmers' market in the late fall through Spring. In Thai cuisine, we use Dai Kon to make soup, salad and stir fried dishes. 
Fall is around the corner and so is cooler weather. I thought this recipe comes at a perfect time to get you ready to plan for the arrival of this vegetable. This soup base is great for many other vegetables and meat. You can even use silken tofu to replace pork. Even leafy greens are great substitution for Dai Kon.
Dai Kon Soup w/ Pork and Green Onions
1 large dai kon or two small ones
pinch of salt
6 oz minced pork
2 tbsp light soy sauce
1 tsp palm or white sugar
4-5 cups stock
2 more tbsp light soy sauce
1/2 tsp ground pepper
1 tbsp chopped cilantro
1/2 cup chopped green onions
pork seasoning
2 cilantro stems, minced
pinch of salt
3 garlic cloves, minced
10 peppercorn
Mix the pork seasoning with ground pork and season with palm sugar and 2 tbsp light soy sauce.
Bring stock to a boil, add pork and break it up with a ladle. Add cubed dai kon, 2 tbsp light soy sauce and pinch of salt, let simmer until dai kon is cooked about 20 minutes. Add more stock if needed. Check seasoning and add more soy sauce if needed. Turn off the heat and garnish with spring onions, cilantro and ground pepper.
Sunday, September 18, 2011
What to do with Dai Kon: the giant white carrot?
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This looks like Geng Jud? Either way, delicious post as always, thanks for sharing. I linked to it here : https://www.facebook.com/thespicedoc#!/thespicedoc
what kind of stock do you use? and what cut of pork?
I hope this Dai Kon is also available here in our place cause since we migrated here in States I missed now eating those kinds of Thai cuisine foods.
Delicious recipe! Looks great
Niki, chicken or pork stock will be fine. I say water is fine too if you don't have stock. I never saw pork stock at the grocery store, usually I just make them from the bones. And for pork, I buy ground pork and it's so easy that way. Roll it into little tiny balls or just put it in the boiling stock and break it up in the stock. The later will result in cloudier stock.
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