Thai Hot and Spicy Pork Neck Bones Soup (Lang Zaap)

1. Heat up a pot full of water until boiling. Then pour the hot water over the pork neck bones in a separate bowl. Let it sit for 5-10 minutes. This helps to partially cook the pork and achieve a less cloudy broth.
2. In the pot, add fresh boiling water along with lemongrass, garlic, and lime leaves. Add the par-cooked pork neck bones and salt. Simmer for 1 to 2 hours, or until the meat is very tender.
3. Once the meat is tender, turn off the heat.
4. In a small bowl, mix together lime juice, fish sauce, and Thai chili peppers. Ladle some of the hot pork neck bone soup into this mixture and mix well.
5. Pour the prepared spicy and sour mixture over the pork neck bones in the pot.
6. Garnish generously with culantro or cilantro before serving.