Soup Name: Pork Bones with Dried Bok Choy Soup
Traditional Chinese Name: 菜乾湯 (tāng)
Introduction:
The dried bok choy is a very popular ingredient to use in soups.
What Ingredients are required?
5-6 pieces of fresh pork bones
1 tablespoon of apricot kernals
3 large dried dates
1-2 bunches of dried bok choy
10-15 pieces of fresh bok choy (optional)
1 package of fresh tofu
1.5 – 2 L of cold water
How do I prepare it?
- Pre-soak the dried bok choy for at least 2 hours (or until soft)
- Start boiling your soup water
- In another pot of boiling water, blanch the pork bones
- Add the apricot kernals, dates, dried bok choy and blanched pork bones to your soup
- Boil for at least 2 hours
- Add fresh bok choy and boil for at least another 30 minutes or until the fresh bok choy becomes soft
- Add tofu 15 minutes before consumption and boil
Any benefits?
- This soup is traditionally used to relieve heatiness
Any precautions?
- Women who are pregnant (less than 3 months into term) or menstrating should drink in moderation as it watercress is a “cool” food and can potentially cause contractions
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