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Bitter melon and soybean soup with pork ribs
苦瓜黃豆排骨湯
“Heaty? Then this is the pot.”
Ingredientsone pot, serves 4
Method
- Soak the 黃豆 (soybeans) for an hour, then wash them. Remove the pith from the 苦瓜 (bitter melon) and cut it into large pieces.
- Blanch the pork ribs (飛水, a quick boil to clean off blood and scum).
- Bring 2.5 litres of water to a rolling boil over high heat, then add everything.
- Once it returns to the boil, turn the heat low and simmer for 2 hours.
- Season with salt and it is ready.
Simmered all day, with plenty in the pot.今日呢煲 · Today’s pot
Who it suits
- feeling agitated in summer heat
- mouth ulcers
Who should take care
- people with cold, weak digestion (脾胃虛寒) take care
- pregnant women take care
- gout sufferers should drink only a little (黃豆 are high in purines, on top of a long-boiled meat soup)
Soup stories
An old Hong Kong pairing. Some families add 鹹菜 for the play of salty against bitter. [common practice, verify]
From the same family
Lo Fo Tong is cultural food-heritage reference, not medical advice. If you are pregnant, unwell or on medication, talk to your doctor or registered practitioner before changing what is in the pot.