Turnips Sweet Corn Pumpkin Soup | 沙葛玉蜀黍南瓜汤

最近的天气真是令人闷闷不乐。。。太阳公公，你几时出来呀！

今天来一点不一样的汤，这是我第一次用沙葛 煮汤；也是我第一次在这用中文。。。哈哈！
沙葛营养丰富，含有人体所必需的钙、铁、锌、铜、磷等多种元素。它还有降低血压、血脂等功效。我想我妈妈很合适 喝这个汤。

材料：
玉蜀黍 一条 

南瓜¼ 粒

冬菇 两朵

沙葛 一粒
红枣 8-10 粒
猪骨三块

步骤：
1．冬菇在还没有下汤时，需要浸至软。
2．肉类必须先“飞水“，这可以去除血水和汤不会浊。
3．把所有材料放入沸水里煲。开始用大火煲，然后再把火候调至小火，以慢火煲2小时。

4．汤煲好后，才加入调味料，可加入盐，随个人口味。

Lotus Root Mung Soup|莲藕绿豆汤

Mung bean is a great food for summer. It has high medicinal value. During the summer heat, we use to drink greed bean porridge which not only to prevent heatstroke but also Altermalisation.

In the past, I like to cook with mung bean soup but this time I would like to have a new try to cook green beans with lotus root. I did not think the taste is so good. My little Barbie doll even request me to give her eat the bean rather than the soup.

Ingredients:
500gm lotus roots, peeled and sliced
½ cup green beans, rinsed
300gm pork ribs
8 red dates
1 honey date
2 slice ginger
salt to taste

Directions:
1. Blanch pork ribs in boiling water for 2mins. Drain away water.

2. Add 2L water in a pot, bring to boil. Add in all ingredients except salt, bring to boil again. Lower heat and simmer for 1.5hrs. Add salt to taste.

Old Cucumber Bean Soup | 老黄瓜黄豆汤

Soup is very welcoming on my dining table. Once I see this recipe, immediately book mark it because from the ingredients, I can confirmed it will be very tasty and healthy.

Ingredients:
1 small size old cucumber
50g soya bean
1 small size carrot
2 blocks pork bone (optional)
5-8 red dates (optional)

Directions:
1. Boil the pork bone about 2 minutes and rinse to clean with cold water.
2. Soak and clean the bean and red dates then put aside.
3. Peel and cut the old cucumber in chunks.
4. Add all the ingredients in 1.5 little of water and simmer for 2.5 hours.
5. Taste with some salt

Chayote Black Bean Soup |佛手瓜黑豆汤

Chayote is rich nutrition if compared to it’s other gourd family like melons, cucumbers and squash. It’s calcium is 2 times than cucumber, melon and squash. Iron level is super high which 4 times of pumpkin and 12 times more than cucumber. Huh….. it’s really super food. Of course, there no reason for me d’t cook this wonderful food for my family.

From what I found in internet; this food also good for children mental development, male and female infertility and ease of elderly vision loss.

Ingredients:
1 medium size chayote
1 medium size carrot
250g spareribs
5 g wolf berries
50g black soya bean

Directions:
1. Boil the spareribs about 2 minutes and rinse to clean with cold water.
2. Soak the wolfberries until soft and rinse to clean.
3. Soak black soya bean for about 3o minutes and rinse clean.
4. Peel the carrot and chayote and cut in chunks.
5. Add all the ingredients in 1.5 little of water and simmer for 2.5 hours.
6. Taste with some salt.

HuaiShan (Yam) Spareribs Soup | 淮山排骨汤

You always can find this type of yam in Chinese vegetable’s stall or Chinese style pasar pagi/malam. Last time this vege is not very popular as not much people know about it. It’s getting famous now a days as it’s rich of nutrition.

So far, I just use it to cook soup and porridge for my kids. Maybe one day I can try sauté method to test the taste.

Ingredients:
250gm HuaiShan / 淮山 / 山药
200gm spareribs
1 sticks medium size carrot
5g wolfberries
30g odoratum / 玉竹 

Directions:
1. Boil the spareribs about 2 minutes and rinse to clean with cold water.
2. Soak the wolfberries and odoratum until soft and rinse to clean.
3. Peel the carrot and huai shan and cut in chunks.
4. Add all the ingredients in 1 little of water and simmer for 2.5 hours.
5. Taste with some salt.

Ordinary Chicken Soup | 普通鸡汤

Recently, it has been just ordinary weekend passed. Yes, nothing special for me as just taking care of my kids and usual house works and usual meals. Somehow, I noticed, we still can find something special in ordinary. It’s just the way on how we wanna pass thru the ordinary day with your special emotion.

Hehe….i found mine in this ordinary chicken soup. This soup is normal and nothing special. What made me felt it’s special because my kid’s reaction once drinking this soup. It’s seems like a wonderful soup they have ever tasted before.

Austin:"Hmm.....nice soup ar!"

Ingredients:
4 chicken drumsticks
4 mushrooms
5g wolfberries
10g ginger

Directions:
1. Boil chicken drumsticks for about 2 minutes and wash to rinse with cold water.
2. Soak the mushrooms and wolfberries until soft.
3. Slide ginger and put aside.
4. Put all ingredients into boiling water and let it boiling for 15 minutes.
5. Turn the heat to low and simmer for 1.5 hours.
6. Season with salt before serve.

Lotus Root Mushroom Soup 莲藕花菇汤

serve for 2 person
 
Ingredients:

250gm   Lotus root
120gm   Carrots
150gm   Pork Soup Bones or Pork Ribs
4-5   Dried Oyster
10   Red Dates
1.5L   Water
 
 
1. Boil pork soup bone for 2 minutes and wash with cold water.
2. Peel lotus root skin and cut in pieces.
3. Rinse dried oyster and red date. Soak in water for 10 mins.
4. Put all the ingredients into boiling water and let it boiling for 15 mins.
5. Simmer on low heat for 2 hours and season with salt.

White Yam Carrot Soup 山药红萝卜汤

serve for 2 person

Ingredients:
200gm   White Yam
150gm   Pork Soup Bones

150gm   Carrots
10   Red Dates

15gm   Dried Scallops
1.5L Water

1. Boil pork soup bone for 2 minutes and wash with cold water.
2. Peel white yam's skin and cut in chunk.
3. Rinse dried scallops and red date. Soak in water for 10-15 mins.

4. Bring 1.5L water to boil.
4. Put all the ingredients into boiling water and let it boiling for 15 mins.
5. Simmer on low heat for 2 hours and season with salt.

Arrowroot sugar cane soup 粉葛甘蔗汤

Ingredients:

500gm   Arrowroot

400gm   Pork Soup Bones

50-80gm   Dried Sugar Cane

4-5   Dried Oyster

10   Red Dates

1.5L Water

1. Boil pork soup bone for 2 minutes and wash with cold water.

2. Peel arrowroot skin and cut in chunk.

3. Rinse dried sugar cane, dried oyster and red date.

4. Put all the ingredients into boiling water and let it boiling for 15 mins.

5. Simmer on low heat for 2 hours and surve.