Indications:
Sore Throat, coughing with much phlegm
Functions:
It benefits the spleen and the throat, promotes urination, clears heat, eases mental stress, expels phlegm and stops coughing
Ingredients:
300gm green radish
200gm white radish
150gm carrot
19gm bitter almonds (北杏， 5 钱)
19gm sweet almonds (南杏， 5 钱 )
2 candied dates
250gm lean pork
salt to taste
Method:
1. Rinse pork, cut into smaller pieces and scald it in boiling water for 1 minute.
2. Peel radishes and carrots, cut into chunks. Rinse the almonds and date.
3. Bring 2.5L water to a boil, and put everything in, except salt.4. Bring to a boil and lower heat to simmer for 2 hours. Season with salt and serve.
Actually this recipe needs more carrots, 300gm of it. But I only have 150gm at home, so I put in white radish, of which I had, to make up for it.
Recipe adapted from Soups for Expelling Dampness and Heat, by Chiu Sang.
I make this soup whenever my daughter is sick and it works like wonder. I'm a true believer in using food as medicine.
ReplyDeleteer... this is not halal food. but it is ok for me. :P
ReplyDeleteNever had green radish....the soup looks very soothing and nutritious.
ReplyDeleteThis soup is exactly the kind of soup my mother would make. She used to force me to drink these...I don't know why but I never like to drink my mother's soup.... my last comment on your prune cake went missing, I think... recently, there seems to be some problems with the comments moderation function of Blogspot...
ReplyDeleteI used to cook mixed radish soup too until I read this. So many schools of thoughts, sigh...
ReplyDelete红白萝卜混吃
红白萝卜混吃：白萝卜中的维生素C含量极高，但红萝卜中却含有一种叫抗坏血酸的分解酵素，它会破坏白萝卜中的维生素C。一旦红白萝卜配合，白萝卜中的维生素C就会丧失殆尽。不仅如此，在与含维生素C的蔬菜配合烹调时，红萝卜都充当了破坏者的角色。还有胡瓜、南瓜等也含有类似红萝卜的分解酵素。
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Rose Belle,
ReplyDeleteYeah, I do believe that different foods have different nutritions and compounds that have certain benefits to the body
Voon,
ReplyDeleteI tot u like pork??
Angie,
ReplyDeleteIt taste very delicious too!!!
Shirley,
ReplyDeleteErrr... I publish all comments.. did u type in the verification code?
Sometimes I forget to type that when i comment in other's blogs too.
Blessed Homemaker,
ReplyDeleteSorry, I can't understand what u wrote.
My written Chinese is very limited, especially with the old format. Therefore I can't really understand what u wrote.
Wendy, I don't read traditional chinese too :P A friend shared this with me so I'm also sharing with you, thinking you may understand ;-)
ReplyDeleteBasically, it's one enzyme from the red carrot that will destroy the vitamin C in the other.