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

Chinese Spring Soup (Carrots Corn and Yam) 紅蘿蔔淮山粟米豬骨湯

Chinese Spring Soup with Carrots, Sweet Corn and Yam 紅蘿蔔淮山粟米豬骨湯

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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.

Author: Nancy
Prep Time: 15
Cook Time: 90
Total Time: 1 hour 45 minutes
Yield: 4 people 1x
Category: Soup
Method: Boil
Cuisine: Chinese, TCM

Ingredients

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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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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.

Notes

Omit pork and chicken to keep this Chinese herbal soup vegan and plantbased.
Calorie count of Chinese soup without cooked ingredients would be slightly different than included everything.