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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 240 Minutes |
Ready In: 240 Minutes Servings: 3 |
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We love soup! I spend a lot of money on gas making soup because I brew it for at least 4 hours! My boy knows it if I took a short cut. Then he won't even drink it. Well maybe he still does drink half a bowl to give me 'face'. Read more . hahaha ... Anyway, this vegetable I'm using is called 老黄瓜 in Chinese. It looks like a bigger version of cucumber but with brownish-yellow slightly rough, crinkle skin. It's called Old Yellow Cucumber translated directly. I haven't had a clue what its proper English name is. Anyone drop me note if you know. Ingredients:
old yellow cucumber, washed, sliced in big chunks and seeds removed. |
1 piece dried octopus, cut into pieces |
5 red dates, stoned |
250g pork ribs |
2 litre water |
salt to taste |
Directions:
1. Blanched the pork ribs.
2. Put all ingredients except salt in a pot and bring to boil.
3. Once the water starts to boil, turn down the fire to low.
4. Brew for at least 4 hours (to bring out the flavour).
5. Add salt to taste.
6. Serve.
7. Note:
8. The meat from the cucumber is so well cooked that it just 'melt' in your mouth!
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