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Boil-Up

Name: Boil-Up
Total time: 150 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: New Zealand
Ingredients: 800g Pork spare ribs; 1 bunch (such as watercress or komatsuna) Leafy greens; 3 Potato; 1 Sweet potato; 1 Onion; 150g All-purpose flour; 1 tsp Baking Powder; 1.5L Water; 2 tsp Salt; A pinch Black Pepper

Soup

⏱ 150 min

👥 Serves 6

Difficulty ⭐

Bone-in pork, greens, and potatoes simmered with dumplings floating on top — a Māori home soup.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Boil-up is a humble stew handed down in Māori homes: wild greens such as pūhā or watercress, potatoes, and kūmara are added to a broth simmered from bone-in pork, and flour dumplings are floated on top. Made in big pots on cold winter days or when many gather, it warms both body and soul.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At dusk in winter in a house where a Māori family gathers, pork, greens, and white dumplings float in the steam of a big pot and are ladled out.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 6)

Pork spare ribs 800g
Leafy greens 1 bunch (such as watercress or komatsuna)
Potato 3
Sweet potato 1
Onion 1
All-purpose flour 150g
Baking Powder 1 tsp
Water 1.5L
Salt 2 tsp
Black Pepper A pinch

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Put the spareribs, water, and salt in a pot, bring to a boil, and simmer 1 1/2 hours, skimming.
Add the potatoes and sweet potatoes cut large and simmer 20 minutes.
Mix the flour, baking powder, and a little salt with water and shape into dumplings.
Add the greens and dumplings to the pot, cover, and simmer 15 minutes.
Season with pepper and serve the meat, vegetables, and broth together in bowls.

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