Autumn season, a drop in temperature and drier air calls for nourishing soup for the lungs. Chinese Apple and Snow Pear Soup 蘋果雪梨無花果瘦肉湯 is super quick and easy to make and is suitable for all ages! Kids approve its sweet tastes from apples, snow pears and dried figs!
This wholesome and wellness soup helps moisten the lungs, calms the mind and reduces coughing and phlegm. It is the perfect soup for the whole household during cold and dry Autumn and Winter months.
Naturally, our skin becomes driers, and lips get chapped. Although topical skincare is essential, it is more important to nourish and moisturize from within. Even my toddler even drinks two bowls worth! 100% nutritious. Zero fillers!
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Ingredients and Substitutes
- Whole Apples 蘋果
- Whole Snow Pears 雪梨
- Dried figs or Fresh Figs 無花果
- Pork Tenderloin or Pork Shank 瘦肉
- South/North Apricot Kernels 南北杏
- Dried Lily Bulbs or Fresh Lily Bulbs 百合
- Dried Lotus seeds 蓮子
- Tremella Fuciformis 雪耳 (optional)
- Kosher Salt 鹽
Herbal ingredients and dry goods can be purchased at your local Asian grocer, Chinese herbalist or Online.
Health Benefits of Chinese Herbs
蘋果 Apples - Thirst quenching and moisturizes the lungs. Apples reduce heat and strengthen the spleen and stomach, nourish the heart and balances the Qi.
生津止渴、潤肺除煩、健脾益胃、養心益氣、潤腸、止瀉、解暑等功效。
You will also love this easy Apple Sea Coconut Soup recipe if you love soup made with apples and snow pears or this Snow Pear and Chuan Bei stew.
雪梨 Snow Pears - Thirst quenching and moisturizes the lungs. Snow pears reduce heat, relieves dryness, and reduces phlegm. Although pears can clear the heart and nourish the lungs, they are cold in nature. Therefore, people with a weak constitution and cold cough should not eat them raw. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, the central part of the medicine is in the skin. It is more effective in relieving cough and moisturizing the lungs with the skin on when cooking.
清熱降火，去燥化痰、潤肺、清火的功效。入秋後喝一些梨水，能起到潤肺的作用。在中醫藥中，入藥部分以梨皮為主，所以熬梨水的時候，最好要帶著梨皮去核一起煮。
百合 Lily Bulbs / Lilium lancifolium – Lily bulbs’ nature is cold and helps lower heat, relieve coughs, dry throats and other respiratory conditions like chronic bronchitis, asthma, etc. Its properties treat restlessness and irritability and promote restful sleep.
百合解毒、理脾健胃、利湿消积、宁心安神、促进血液循环等功效。
蓮子 Lotus Seed / Semen Nelumbinis Nuciferae – Dried lotus seeds are sweet and promote the spleen, kidney and heart. Those who have insomnia will find comfort in ‘de-heating’ properties of lotus seeds. Lotus seeds also reduce hemorrhaging.
蓮子去熱，蓮子心性寒。 蓮子調理脾胃，促進消化有幫助，治療失眠等功效
南北杏 South/North Apricot Kernels - Apricot kernel reduces phlegm, moistens the lungs and relieves cough and asthma. They need to be consumed in moderation, as too much can easily lead to poisoning if ingested unprepared ones with skin. South Apricot Kernels are sweet. North Apricot Kernels are slightly bitter.
润肺止咳、潤燥消積。杏仁食用要适量，过量容易导致中毒。南杏仁甜，北杏仁有毒。
無花果 Figs - Another excellent choice for thirst quenching, moisturizes the lungs, reduces inflammation and heat.
潤肺止咳、清熱潤腸、潤燥消積。
雪耳 Tremella Fuciformis - This dried fungus is inherently sweet in taste and helps to tonifies Yin deficiencies. It promotes meridian affinity by moistening the stomach, kidney and lungs. In beauty, tremella fuciformis enhances skin hydration, has anti-aging properties and antioxidant effects that prevent cell damage by free radicals. This is a very safe ingredient and can be eaten freely as food.
潤肺止咳、潤膚、 肝脏解毒 、清热健胃 、增加免疫力。
How to Prepare Apple Snow Pear Soup
- Wash and soak all the dried herbal ingredients for 15 mins.
- Tremella: remove the black stuff at the bottom with kitchen shears.
- Wash, slice and core apples and snow pears. I prefer to make my soup with skins removed because of all the pesticides. Feel free to peel the skins off my apples and snow pears.
- In a large stockpot, filled ¾ with water, add all your ingredients. Bring to a boil on high heat. Choose a large pot not made of stainless steel like this Perfect Pot. Although not all Chinese herbs react with metal, it is best not to use a metal pot when making Chinese medicinal herbal soups.
- Once the water boils, turn to low-medium heat and simmer for 1 hour.
- Reduce to desired consistency.
- Serve and enjoy hot!
Other Snow Pears Recipes You'll Love
If you love recipes made with snow pears, you may also like these Yin nourishing forward recipes on our blog. It's a total change of texture and flavor, but are reader's favourite!
蘋果雪梨無花果瘦肉湯烹飪步驟
- 清洗雪耳，南北杏，百合，蓮子，無花果
- 洗洗蘋果，雪梨
- 將蘋果，雪梨切半，再切成四份，不用去皮，去芯
- 雪耳用熱水浸，大約浸20分鐘
- 將黑色底部難剪掉，剩下留為材料
- 開火煲水，水沸後，開蓋，放入豬展或瘦肉出水，大火煲五分鐘
- 將豬展或瘦肉過冷河(放進冷水中)
- 首先準備3L水，大火煲水
- 水沸後加入雪耳，南北杏，百合，蓮子，無花果，豬展或瘦肉，雪梨，蘋果，上蓋中細火煲2個鐘。
- 關火，最加入少許鹽
Other Nourishing Chinese Soup Recipes
- Ba Wong Fa Soup for Cough and Phlegm 霸王花無花果瘦肉響螺湯
- Chinese Papaya Soup with Black Eyed Peas (Easy) 木瓜花生眉豆雪耳雞腳湯
- Si Shen Tang Herbal Soup Adrenal Fatigue 四神湯
- Silkie Chicken Cordyceps Fish Maw Conch Soup 蟲草花花膠响螺煲烏雞湯
What To Serve With Apple and Snow Pear Soup
Chinese Apple and Snow Pear Soup can be found on our dinner table on heavy rotation during Autumn and Winter. It is an excellent healthy, protein-rich recipe to enjoy at the start of any meal!
It is just so cozy and warms your belly up. Complete the meal with:
- Steamed Chicken with Chinese Mushrooms and Sausages Claypot Rice 臘腸冬菇滑雞煲仔飯
- Instant Pot Braised Chinese Mushrooms 髮菜炆冬菇食譜
- Microwave Soy Sauce Chicken Wings 豉油雞翅微波爐
- Portuguese Chicken Wings 葡國雞翅 簡易港式食譜
- Chinese Tomato Egg Stir-fry 番茄炒蛋
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PrintAPPLE SNOW PEAR SOUP 蘋果雪梨無花果瘦肉湯
Autumn season, a drop in temperature and drier air calls for nourishing soup for the lungs. Chinese Apple and Snow Pear Soup 蘋果雪梨無花果瘦肉湯 is super quick and easy to make and is suitable for all ages! Kids approve its sweet tastes from apples, snow pears and dried figs!
- Prep Time: 5
- Cook Time: 60
- Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
- Yield: 2-4 persons 1x
- Category: Soup
- Method: Stew, Boil
- Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients
- 2 apples 蘋果
- 2 snow pears 雪梨
- 2 dried figs 無花果
- 1 lbs pork tenderloin or pork shank 瘦肉
- 50g South/North Apricot Kernels 南北杏
- 50g lilly bulb 百合
- 50g lotus seeds 蓮子
- 100g Tremella Fuciformis 雪耳 (optional)
- salt to taste 鹽少許
Instructions
- Wash and soak all the dried herbal ingredients for 15 mins.
- Tremella: remove the black stuff at the bottom with kitchen shears.
- Wash, slice and core apples and snow pears. I prefer to make my soup with skins removed because of all the pesticides. Feel free to peel the skins off my apples and snow pears.
- In a large stockpot, filled ¾ with water, add all your ingredients. Bring to a boil on high heat.
- Once the water boils, turn to low-medium heat and simmer for 1 hour.
- Reduce to desired consistency.
- Serve and enjoy hot!
中文版 - 蘋果雪梨無花果瘦肉湯烹飪步驟
- 清洗雪耳，南北杏，百合，蓮子，無花果
- 洗淨蘋果，雪梨
- 將蘋果，雪梨切半，再切成四份，不用去皮，去芯
- 雪耳用熱水浸，大約浸20分鐘
- 將黑色底部難剪掉，剩下留為材料
- 開火煲水，水沸後，開蓋，放入豬展或瘦肉出水，大火煲五分鐘
- 將豬展或瘦肉過冷河(放進冷水中)
- 首先準備3L水，大火煲水
- 水沸後加入雪耳，南北杏，百合，蓮子，無花果，豬展或瘦肉，雪梨，蘋果，上蓋中細火煲2個鐘。
- 關火，最加入少許鹽
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- Herbal ingredients and dry goods can be purchased at your local Asian grocer, Chinese herbalist or Online.
- Choose a large pot not made of stainless steel like this Perfect Pot. Although not all Chinese herbs react with metal, it is best not to use a metal pot when making Chinese medicinal herbal soups.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pot
- Calories: 343
- Sugar: 21.7 g
- Sodium: 65.5 mg
- Fat: 13.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 32.3 g
- Fiber: 5.6 g
- Protein: 25.3 g
- Cholesterol: 100.5 mg
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megane says
So delicious!
Addie says
Such great flavors!
Nancy says
Enjoy this nourishing soup!
Amanda says
This was my first time trying Apple and pear soup and it did not disappoint. I loved the flavours. Thank you for sharing this delicious recipe.
Nancy says
Wasn't it so soothing and refreshingly sweet?
Amy Liu Dong says
I absolutely love this recipe!
It is so delicious, so easy, and such a healthy food to eat. Thank you so much!
Nancy says
Apple Pear soup is perfect for the coming fall weather!
Amy says
Love all your soup recipes! Especially at the moment when the weather is still cold down under!
Nancy says
I totally agree with you Amy! I'm already excited to make new soup this week!
Ieva says
What an interesting recipe! Apples and pork are a lovely combination but add pear and a beautiful broth, I think it's incredible!
Nancy says
Ieva so glad you've found this classic Chinese wellness soup recipe!
Gina Abernathy says
Thanks for sharing all of the health benefits for this soup. I always love to hear how good foods can heal our bodies and keep us well from illnesses.
Nancy says
Nature's medicine is wonderful!
Kim says
So unique! Love the new flavor combination for soup this fall. Really delicious!
Nancy says
Thanks Kim! Enjoy this soup as we head into autumn!
Helen at the lazy gastronome says
So deliciously delicate. I loved the way the flavors meld.
Nancy says
Enjoy this soothing wellness now that the weather is getting colder
MacKenzie says
Can’t wait to try this soup. So fresh and flavorful.
Nancy says
Enjoy! You will love it!
Liz says
Tasty, refreshing, and I love all the health benefits!
Nancy says
You will love it Liz and become your all time favourite!
Amy says
This is absolutely delicious! I love the flavor combinations with the apple, pear, and pork!
Linda says
Ahhh I missed having this soup and can't wait to recreate my childhood memories
Jamie says
I love the flavors of this soup! So delicious!
Giangi Townsend says
I am so intrigued by your recipe that I must try it this weekend. I cannot wait.
Nancy says
This soup has such interesting flavors that just work. So delicious!
Audrey says
Very good I loved the flavor in this soup.
Ksenia @ At the Immigrant's Table says
this sounds so delicate! Looking forward to having it
Sabrina says
I love all the health benefits of each ingredient in this! A really light and hydrating soup perfect for winter. Thank you for this one, I love it!
Nancy says
Absolutely and it works well whenever you feel dry or a tingle in the throat!
Terri says
What a wonderful soup - delicious and a great way to nourish from inside out!
Nancy says
this soup is soothing inside out
Kristen says
I am so intrigued by this soup. we are huge apple/pear fans in this house and my daughter LOVES snow pears and soup - so this going to be a must try in our house.
Nancy says
it's the perfect combination!
Colleen says
Apples & pears in a soup sound amazing. A delicious taste of fall.
Nancy says
in season fruits are the perfect medicinal food therapy. 🙂
Elizabeth says
I love the sound of this soup, it’s just so unique!
Shailaja says
This soup seems packed with flavour especially with amazing ingredients like lily bulb and the apricots! Delicious share Nancy:))
Nancy says
It is super nourishing and the kids drink it up because its sweet 🙂
Jere Cassidy says
I love reading your recipes to learn about different foods, and the recipes. This soup sounds delicious and good for you.