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Healthy Vegetable Soup

Ingredients:

1 carrot

1 daikon/radish with leaves

1 small burdock root

15 dried red dates, stoned

4 dried shitake mushrooms

2 litres water

Method:

1.  Wash carrot, burdock root and radish including leaves.  Cut into chunks.

2.  Wash and soak dried red dates and dried mushrooms till softened. 

3.  Place all the ingredients in a big clay pot.  Add 2 litres of water to completely cover vegetables.  Boil over high heat for 15 minutes.  Reduce heat and simmer vegetables soup for 1-2 hours.

4.  Soup can be kept for 2 days in refrigerator.  It can also be frozen and use as vegetable stock. 

Note:  The vegetables contain antioxidants, minerals, fibre and anticancer substance.

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January 31st, 2007 Posted by rose | Soups | 2 comments

Apple And Pear Soup

Ingredients:

2 red apples

2 chinese pears

3 dried figs, halved

1 tbsp sweet almonds

1 tbsp bitter almonds

300g lean pork

2 litres water

salt to taste

Method:

1.  Core and cut apples and pears into quarters. Rinse well.

2.  Scald lean pork in boiling water for 5 minutes.  Wash and drain.

3.  Bring the 2 litres water to a boil.  Add in the apples, pears and dried figs.  Cook over high flame for 15 minutes.  Lower heat and simmer for 1 hour.  Season with salt to taste.

Note:  This soup good for nourishing the lungs.

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January 31st, 2007 Posted by rose | Soups | no comments