Name: Chinese Spring Soup (Carrots Corn and Yam) 紅蘿蔔淮山粟米豬骨湯
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 lb Pork bones or Pork Tenderloin 豬骨; 3 Chicken Legs (skin removed) 雞腿去皮; 2 large Carrots, cut into chunks 胡蘿蔔; 1 Sweet Corn 玉米; 100 g Chinese Apricot Kernels 南北杏 南北杏; 100 g Chinese Yams 淮山; 100 g Raw Coix Seeds 生薏米; 200g Black Eye Peas 眉豆; 2 Dried Figs, cut in half 無花果; 4 L water 水 適量; A pinch of salt to taste 鹽少許; 4 ginger slices 薑, optional

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Chinese Spring Soup with Carrots, Sweet Corn and Yam 紅蘿蔔淮山粟米豬骨湯 is a nutritious and straightforward homemade broth famous in Cantonese families that kids and adults all enjoy. This clear soup is best enjoyed during that time of year when it is damp and rainy. Whole ingredients like various vegetables and Chinese herbs boost the immune system and are packed with health benefits.

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This healthy soup recipe is quick and easy to make. It does not take a long time to boil, and the soup base can be a vegetarian recipe. If you love fresh carrots, this traditional Chinese soup is for you! The sweet taste of carrots and corn with large chunks of pork bones is so delicious and inviting.

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> In This Post: Everything You'll Need For The Best Chinese Spring Carrot Soup Recipe
Health Benefits & TCM Properties
Ingredients and Substitutes
Instructions
Other Delicious Recipes
What To Serve With Traditional Chinese Soups
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Chinese Spring Soup (Carrots Corn and Yam) 紅蘿蔔淮山粟米豬骨湯

Health Benefits & TCM Properties

Like another famous Chinese Carrot and Green Radish Soup served in Chinese restaurants and Cantonese households, this carrot vegetable soup recipe is flavourful soothing and moisturizes the lungs.

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Carrots (紅蘿蔔, Hóng luóbo) - This Vitamin C rich root vegetable not only improves immunity but also improves eye fatigue, anemia and lowers blood pressure, improves metabolism and strengthens liver and stomach functions. Enjoy this absolutely delicious blistered carrot side dish in just 20 minutes.

Sweet Corn (粟米, Sùmǐ) - Fresh local corn nourishes Yin and blood. Corn helps clear heat, quench thirst, strengthens the stomach, harmonizes the stomach and calms the mind. Don't throw the corn silk (玉米絲, Yùmǐ sī) away. Corn silks enter the kidney, bladder, and gall bladder meridians and can treat hypertension, gout, and edema, soften masses and restore essence.

Chinese Yams (淮山, Huáishān) - Dioscorea Polystachya is sweet, neutral and targets the kidney, lung and spleen meridians. Huai Shan helps individuals with spleen deficiencies 脾虚, reduces blood sugar and pressure, improves vitality and is anti-inflammatory.

Pork Ribs (豬骨, Zhū gǔ) - Pork ribs and pork bones boost a simple TCM soup. Pork bone soup is rich in minerals, vitamins, amino acids and essential fatty acids. Pork is also a rich source of niacin and thiamine, Vitamins B12 and B6, selenium, and zinc. Choose pork neck bones, shank or tenderloin for a less fatty option.

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Chinese Almonds (南杏北杏, Nánxìng Běixìng) - 南北杏 Apricot kernel reduces phlegm, moistens the lungs and relieves cough and asthma. South Apricot Kernels are sweet. North Apricot Kernels has a slightly bitter flavor. Sweet almonds need to be consumed in moderation. Chinese sweet almonds are mildly toxic and should be consumed in moderation. Make this Hormone-Balancing Beauty Soup if you love Chinese Almonds.

Raw Coix Seeds (生薏米 Shēng yìmǐ) - Job's Tears are cold in nature and are excellent at removing dampness, wind and heat. Springtime is most suitable for making soups and beverages with coix seeds, such as Lemon Coix Seed Water 檸檬薏米水. Raw coix seeds invigorate the spleen, relieve diarrhea, lighten the body, nourish Qi, and improve spleen and intestinal pain.

Honey Date (蜜枣 mìzǎo) - Add one or two dried honey dates or dried figs to enhance the flavour of your soup.

Dried Figs (無花果, Wúhuāguǒ) - Dried figs are sweet in taste and cool in nature. They belong to the lungs, stomach, and large intestine meridians. Figs are used to clear heat, quench thirst, promote the secretion of body fluids, moisten and tonify the stomach and large intestines, detox, and reduce inflammation.

Black Eye Peas (眉豆 Méi dòu) - The leguminous plant kidney bean seed provides high-quality protein eggs that are easy to digest and absorb. It has appropriate carbohydrates and various vitamins, such as Vitamin B1. Vitamin B1 is responsible for maintaining the function of normal digestive gland secretion and gastrointestinal motility, helping digestion and increasing appetite. Mei Dou treats heat-dampness, vomiting, diarrhea, and spleen deficiency and is an ideal food for diabetics.

Chicken Drumsticks - skinless chicken legs are an excellent addition to Chinese soup stock. Chicken meat or chicken carcass enhances the flavour of a large pot of herbal soup.

Ingredients and Substitutes

This is one of the easy, hearty soups to make year round especially during Spring time. Growing up in a Cantonese family, this pork and chicken broth is a great way to bank extra nutrients.

Carrots
Sweet Corn
Chinese Yams
Pork Ribs or Pork Bones
Chinese Almonds
Raw Coix Seeds
Dried Figs

Option Ingredients

Black Eye Peas
Chicken Leg or chicken breast - opt for chicken without skin. They are less fatty.
Chinese Honey Dates

Most dry goods ingredients, tools and supplies can be purchased at your local Asian markets and Chinese grocery stores or Amazon Online.

Instructions

Soak the herbs for 5-10 minutes in a small bowl to remove traces of impurities. This will help remove dust and debris. Rinse and set aside in a small bowl.

Wash and pat dry vegetables. Cut the vegetables into chunky thick or round pieces, approximately 2 inches.

Wash the pork ribs, pork shank or tenderloin with cold water and pat dry with a kitchen paper towel. It is only necessary to cut the pork ribs into small pieces if your pot needs to be bigger.

Wash chicken legs and pat dry with kitchen towel.

Blanched chicken legs and pork ribs in a medium pot to remove the impurities and excess foam. Rinse with cold water. Set aside.

To make the pork rib soup, add the sliced vegetables, pork bones and herbal ingredients into a clean, large soup pot not made of stainless steel like THIS Ceramic Pot or a Buydeem Health Beverage Maker.

Although not all Chinese herbs react with metal, it is best not to use a metal pot when making Chinese medicinal herbal soups.

Fill a large pot with enough water to cover to make the clear soup stock. We used approximately 4 litres of cold water.

Boil at high heat for 30 minutes, then reduce to low heat. Continue with a slow, gentle simmer for 60 minutes on low heat.

If you find your pot of soup is low in liquid, where most of the liquid has evaporated, add a bit of boiled hot water to the soup and continue cooking.

Salt to taste.

Serve and enjoy.

Next time, if you find yourself short of time, make this perfect soup in the Instant Pot Pressure Cooker in just 10-15 minutes (not counting natural release).

I guarantee this soup will become one of your favourite soups! Serve the cooked soup ingredients with Chilli Soy Dipping Sauce and complete a full meal.

If you buy extra sweet local corn and carrots from a farmer's market, make this Easy Kale Alkaline Salad or this Air Fryer Miso Corn Ribs.

Other Delicious Recipes

Find the harmony you miss with this delicious, immune-boosting, nutritious soup menu. Take back control of your mood and recharge energy levels by balancing your hormones and minerals. A bowl of nourishing soup is the quintessential embodiment of easily digestible southern Chinese cooking.

What To Serve With Traditional Chinese Soups

A bowl of hot soup is the companion of Chinese cuisine. Add this hearty soup with the following dishes.

Complete the meal with the following delicious dishes.

After eating lots of heavy, rich, and deep-fried foods, a great way to reduce heat is with a bowl of this liver-detoxing Chinese Sweet Mung Bean Soup 綠豆沙 or Hawthorn Goji Berry Tea Digestion Tea 山楂杞子茶 that aids digestion.

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