Samlor Korko

Name: Samlor Korko
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Cambodia
Ingredients: 600g pork ribs; 200g green papaya, cubed; 2 Asian eggplants, sliced; 50g dried lily flowers; 2 stalks lemongrass, bruised; 1 tsp turmeric; 3 tbsp prahok or fish sauce; fresh herbs to serve

Cambodia

The oldest soup in Cambodian cooking. Made across the country in home kitchens for centuries.

Cambodian pork and vegetable soup — a mild, fragrant soup with pork ribs, green papaya, eggplant and lily flower in a lemongrass and turmeric broth. Called the grandmother soup of Cambodia.

Photo: Mx. Granger

Prep

20 mins

Cook

40 mins

Difficulty

Easy

Calories

255 kcal

Serves

Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used

Ingredients

600gpork ribs

200ggreen papaya, cubed

2Asian eggplants, sliced

50gdried lily flowers

2 stalkslemongrass, bruised

1 tspturmeric

3 tbspprahok or fish sauce

fresh herbsto serve

Method

Simmer ribs with lemongrass and turmeric 20 minutes.

Add papaya, eggplant and lily flowers. Simmer 20 more minutes.

Season with prahok or fish sauce.

Serve with rice and fresh herbs.

Chef's Tip

Samlor korko is mild — the prahok provides depth without overwhelming heat.

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