Yen Can Cook ~ Apple & Dried Fig Soup
Learn this super easy soup from a FB friend (she is a great home cook and she takes nice photos too! You may check out her Instagram account HERE) Although the ingredients needed are not many but it doesn’t compromise on the flavor of the broth. You may add in apricot kernels (南北杏) like most of the online recipes because according to Chinese traditional medicine, both dried fig and apricot kernels help cure a persistent cough.
Ingredients (Serve: 2-3)
Red apples (3 small or 2 large)
250g pork ribs or lean pork
8 dried fig fruits (can get from Chinese medicine shop)
Handful of red dates (de-seeded)
10g South apricot kernels 南杏 (optional)
5g North apricot kernels 北杏 (optional)
2500ml water
Salt to taste
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Step 1: Peel and core the apples, cut into 4 wedges for each one, rinse and set aside.
Step 2: Put the pork ribs into a pot of water and bring to boil, to remove blood and impurities. Remove, drain and set aside.
Step 3: Put all the ingredients (except salt) into a pot and add in water until enough to immerse all the ingredients. Bring to boil and lower the heat and let the soup simmer for 2-3 hours.
Step 4: Add salt to taste & serve.
HAPPY COOKING!
This is super easy to make! I want to try since it will help prevent coughs.
TM, no harm trying 🙂
Looks like a delightful soup with a natural sweetness to complement the tender meat 🙂
Sean, yes, you are absolutely correct and since I love this soup so much, I boiled it again yesterday 😛
I find it hard to accept fruits and dried fruits (except red dates) in a soup. Maybe it’s because I am not used to it.
PH, it’s ok, there are many ingredients you can use for your soup except fruits 😛
Never cooked with apricot kernels before (though I googled and found a frightening story on its consumption!) and don’t even know there’s a south and north variety.
Kris, apricot kernels are quite common ingredients for Chinese boiled soup but I also learn about their nutritional value by reading articles online or cook books. ^__^