Chinese Watercress Soup / 西洋菜湯

~ Mature watercress (two bags will serve two people)

~ Lam Buk Hung
~ Mut Jo
~ Spare ribs or pork chops
~ Slices of ginger

Place all ingredients into a saucepan and add water.

Bring to the boil.

Simmer for 2/3 hours.

Add salt to taste before drinking.

Note:
Lam Buk Hung = 南北杏 = Sweet-bitter Apricot Kernals
Mut Jo = 蜜棗 = Preserved Honey Dates

Medicinal / Herbal Soup

Chuen Pui Soup for One Person

Ingredients required:



A handful of chuen pui & lam buk hung and two pieces of mut jo

Pork loin with fat trimmed off (you can also use any meat on the bone such as ribs)

Asian pear (peeled and cored)

Directions:

Place all the ingredients into a saucepan and add two bowls of water

Bring to the boil

Simmer for two hours

Ready to drink!

Note:

Chuen Pui = 川貝 = Sichuan Fritillaria Bulbs 
Lam Buk Hung = 南北杏 = Sweet-bitter Apricot Kernals
Mut Jo = 蜜棗 = Preserved Honey Dates