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Kudzu and smilax (tuckahoe) damp-clearing soup with pork bones

粉葛土茯苓赤小豆豬骨湯
clears heatdispels dampnesspromotes water metabolismSpringSummer slow-boiled · 2 hours Not yet surveyed (we say so honestly)

“The pot for damp weather.”

Ingredients

百子櫃Smilax rhizome (tu fu ling)· or 300 g fresh 土茯苓40 g (1 tael), dried
百子櫃Kudzu root600 g (1 catty)
百子櫃Rice bean75 g
百子櫃White hyacinth bean40 g (1 tael)
街市Pork bones (femur / blade)600 g
百子櫃Candied honey date2
百子櫃Aged dried tangerine peel1 piece

Method

  1. Soak and wash the 赤小豆 (small red beans), 扁豆 (hyacinth beans) and 土茯苓 (smilax root). Peel the 粉葛 (kudzu root) or leave the skin on, and cut it into large pieces.
  2. Blanch the pork bones (飛水, a quick boil to clean off blood and scum).
  3. Bring 3 litres of water to a rolling boil over high heat, then add everything.
  4. Once it returns to the boil, turn the heat low and simmer for 2 hours.
  5. Season with salt and it is ready.

Who it suits

  • dark urine
  • loose stools
  • traditionally drunk for eczema and itchy skin (濕疹)

Who should take care

  • pregnant women should avoid this
  • people with a cold, deficient constitution (虛寒) should avoid this
  • people with gout or high uric acid should drink only a little, long-boiled meat soups are high in purines (general warning across this collection)

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百子櫃Hairy fig root· 75 g街市Carrot· 2百子櫃Job's tears / coix seed· 40 g (1 tael)街市Pork spare ribs· 600 g百子櫃Candied honey date· 2百子櫃Aged dried tangerine peel· 1 piece

“The pot for damp weather.”

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街市Winter melon· 900 g (1.5 catties)百子櫃Job's tears / coix seed· 75 g百子櫃Lotus leaf· half a sheet百子櫃White hyacinth bean· 40 g (1 tael)街市Pork spare ribs· 600 g百子櫃Candied honey date· 2… +1

“The pot for damp weather.”

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“The pot for damp weather.”

Lo Fo Tong is cultural food-heritage reference, not medical advice. If you are pregnant, unwell or on medication, talk to your doctor or registered practitioner before changing what is in the pot.