Soup, Soup, Soup … my boy must have soup everyday. The thing is I have tried many types and he only like a few … Winter Melon, Sharkfin Melon, ABC and Lotus Roots Soups. He just loves Lotus Roots Soup! God, he can ask me to make it everyday! He doesn’t seem to get sick of drink it.
To me, making the soup my boy likes is very easy. Just throw in the ingredients and brew. I usually brew it for 4 to 5 hours. I used to double-boiled the soup using a small pot in a slow cooker but electricity bills when sky-high so I stopped. It’s cheaper to use gas.
Ingredients:
- 250g Pork Ribs
- 1 section of lotus roots, skinned and sliced
- 1/2 Carrot, skinned and sliced
- 1 piece Dried Octopus, cut into strips
- 4 Red Dates
- a handful Wolfberries (optional)
- 1.5 litre Water
- Salt to taste
How to do it:
- How to do it:
- Blanch the pork ribs in boiling water for 5 min then remove.
- In a new pot of water, add in the pork ribs, lotus roots, carrot red dates and dried octopus.
- Bring it to boil and turn down fire.
- Continue to brew for 4-5 hours.
- If you like to add wolfberries, add in 1/2 before you stop brewing.
- Add salt to taste.
- Serve.
Note：
To have a clearer soup, always blanch the pork ribs before using it to make soup.It helps remove the blood scum from the pork. Same for chicken too.
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