Pork Backbone Soup with Lotus Root and Pueraria Root Recipes

Ingredients :

600g pork backbone

600g pueraria root

160g lotus root

38g black eyed beans

38g hyacinth beans

38g small red beans

2 candied dates

1 quarter tangerine peel

1. Soak tangerine peel until soft.
2. Scrape off the pith.
3. Wash black-eyed beans, hyacinth beans and small red beans.
4. Wash, scald and rinse the pork backbone.
5. Cut the lotus root into 2 sections and discard the fibrous roots.
6. Wash. Peel pueraria root.
7. Wash and cut into pieces.
8. Put lotus root and pueraria root into a pot.
9. Add 15 cups of water and bring to the boil.
10. Add the remaining ingredients and cook for 15 minutes.
11. Turn to low heat and cook for 2 hours.
12. Then, turn to high heat again and cook for 10 minutes.
13. Take out the lotus root and slice it.
14. Put it back into the pot and bring to the boil.
15. Season with salt.
16. Serve.

This soup helps promote urination and expel accumulated Heat. Those taking a vegetarian diet might use 75g yellow beans and 2 candied dates in place of the pork backbone for similar effects.

Serves 4 - 6

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