Wednesday 30 July 2014

Old Cucumber Soup


Old cucumber soup is a sweet savoury soup with a hint of fragrance of dried squid.

It is very good for remove body heat during hot weather.

Ingredients:
Old Cucumber - 1
Spare Rib - 200g
Red Date - 10
Wolfberry (Goji) - 1 tablespoon
Dried Squid - 10g
Water - 1L

Seasonings:
Salt - 1 teaspoon
White Pepper - a pinch

Steps:
1. Wash the old cucumber and cut into half.
2. Remove the seeds (will make the soup taste sour.
3. Cut into cubes.
4. Blanch the spare ribs in boiling water for 10 seconds.
5. Cook 1L water with the blanced spare ribs, simmer for 60 minutes.
6. Add in the old cucumber, red dates and goji, let simmer for another 30 minutes.
7. Add in the dried squid and simmer for last 30 minutes.
8. Season and serve.










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