Tag: Soup

Recipe: Lotus Root Pork Rib Soup (莲藕排骨汤)

Recipe: Lotus Root Pork Rib Soup (莲藕排骨汤)

Like my other recipes, Lotus Root Pork Rib Soup (莲藕排骨汤) is an easy-to-prepare dish. Moreover, it’s nutritious and thus a good dish for busy mothers to prepare for their children. For one, lotus root is a powerhouse of nutrients, packed with vitamins and minerals such 

Recipe: Old Cucumber Soup

Recipe: Old Cucumber Soup

I only tried this recipe this year, and it’s surprisingly very easy to prepare. I should have tried it earlier! With vegetables and meat in this soup, it can be served as a one-dish meal, served with warm rice. According to specialtyproduce.com, old cucumbers are 

Recipe Dessert: Cantonese Style Red Bean Soup (with Sago)

Recipe Dessert: Cantonese Style Red Bean Soup (with Sago)

Red bean soup (Hong dou tang, 红豆汤) is surprisingly simple to cook, at least easier than I expected it to be. Just that the steps might be time consuming. The soup is not only yummy, it also provides many health benefits. According to this article 

Recipe: Egg Drop Soup with Boxthorn Leaves / Wolfberry Leaves / Gao Gei Choi

Recipe: Egg Drop Soup with Boxthorn Leaves / Wolfberry Leaves / Gao Gei Choi

This is a healthy soup that’s easy to prepare. I came across this recipe while searching for easy recipes using Goji leaves. Other names include boxthorn leaves, wolfberry leaves, and 枸杞菜 (九枝菜). In the market, I just go by its Cantonese name, gáu-géi-choi. It’s easy 

Recipe: Pork Stock (Pork Ribs)

Recipe: Pork Stock (Pork Ribs)

I use homemade vegetable stock when I cook porridge for the toddler, occasionally adding chicken bones when making the stock. So this vegetable-chicken stock is my first foray in stock and I thought that was it. I never thought of making other stock, especially pork stock. It was 

Recipe: Watercress Soup, with Pork (西洋菜湯 )

Recipe: Watercress Soup, with Pork (西洋菜湯 )

This dish looks difficult, but I can assure you it’s not. This “cooling” watercress soup is rich in vitamins and fiber. But be careful when taken with chestnuts as it may cause allergic reaction. I usually cook this dish when I see watercress leaves looking 

Recipe: ABC Soup

Recipe: ABC Soup

ABC Soup, it’s named as such because the soup has vitamins A, B and C? Or is it because it’s easy to cook, as simple as A-B-C? 🙂 Prep and Cook Time (Serves 2) Thaw: 2-3 hours to thaw frozen pork ribs. For best practice,