OLD CUCUMBER SOUP

Name: OLD CUCUMBER SOUP
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 100 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 old cucumber; 350 g pork bones or pork ribs; 2 dried scallop; 5 pieces yuzhu (polygonatum); 1 tbsp wolveberries; 2 tbsp honey dates; 2 litre water; 2 tbsp Knorr SavorRich Chicken Concentrated Seasoning

Lotus Roots & Peanuts Soup. The perfect bowl of comfort on a wet, rainy day.

1 H 30 mins

Cooking Time
Extreme

Difficulty
10 mins

Prep Time
4 People

Serves

Ingredients

1 old cucumber
350 g pork bones or pork ribs
2 dried scallop
5 pieces yuzhu (polygonatum)
1 tbsp wolveberries
2 tbsp honey dates
2 litre water
2 tbsp Knorr SavorRich Chicken Concentrated Seasoning

Cooking Methods

Blanch pork bones in boiling water for 5 minutes, remove any residue.
Remove old cucumber seeds and cut into chunks.
Wash and soak dried scallop and wolveberries.
In a big pot, boil 2L of water. Add all the ingredients except wolveberries, boil it over medium high fire for 30-45 minutes
Turn fire to medium low, let the soup to simmer for 30 minutes.
Add wolveberries and season it with Knorr SavorRich, continue to cook for 15 minutes. Serve hot. Tips: You may add some HOT water before step 5 if the water evaporated during the cooking process. DO NOT add cold water.