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Peanut, black-eyed pea and corn soup with pork ribs

花生眉豆粟米排骨湯
strengthens the spleenpromotes water metabolismdispels dampnessSpringAll year slow-boiled · 2 hours A$15–16

“The pot for damp weather.”

Ingredients

百子櫃Peanut75 g
百子櫃Black-eyed pea75 g
街市Corn / maize (with corn silk)2
街市Pork spare ribs600 g (1 catty)
百子櫃Candied honey date2
百子櫃Aged dried tangerine peel1 piece

Method

  1. Soak the peanuts and 眉豆 (black-eyed peas) for an hour, then wash them. Cut the corn into lengths, silk and all.
  2. Blanch the pork ribs (飛水, a quick boil to clean off blood and scum).
  3. Bring 2.5 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

  • weak digestion with heavy damp
  • puffiness and water retention
  • 腳氣, the traditional leg-qi complaint

Who should take care

  • gout sufferers should avoid this (purines from the legumes)
  • long-boiled meat soups are high in purines, people with high uric acid should drink only a little (general warning across this collection)

From the same family

Five-finger fig root (hairy fig) and carrot soup with pork ribsA$16–18
五指毛桃紅蘿蔔排骨湯
strengthens the spleenreplenishes qidispels dampnessSpringAll year
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.”

Winter melon, Job's tears and lotus leaf soup with pork ribsNot yet surveyed (we say so honestly)
冬瓜薏米荷葉排骨湯
clears heatdispels dampnesspromotes water metabolismSummer
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.”

Black-eyed pea and tangerine peel soup with common carpNot yet surveyed (we say so honestly)
眉豆陳皮鯉魚湯
strengthens the spleenpromotes water metabolismAll year
百子櫃Common carp· 1, about 300 g or more百子櫃Black-eyed pea· 100 g百子櫃Aged dried tangerine peel· 10 g街市Fresh ginger· 3 slices

“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.