Tonkinese Soup with Strips of Pork

Ingredients

• 4 boneless Quebec pork chops, each 5 oz. (150 g) and ¾-in. (2-cm) thick, cut into strips
• 8 cups 2 L poultry broth
• 1 stalk lemongrass, cut into chunks
• 2.5 cm 1 in. fresh ginger, sliced
• 3 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
• 1 tbsp. 15 mL canola oil
• 4 oz. 125 g rice noodles, boiled for 60 seconds and drained
• 1 cup 250 mL bok choy, minced
• 4 cremini mushrooms, thinly sliced
• 2 cups 500 mL raw bean sprouts
• 4 red radishes, thinly sliced
• 3 tbsp. 45 mL onion, fried
• 3 tbsp. 45 mL fresh cilantro leaves
• Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste