Chestnut Soup Chinese Style The Quick Guide
Maybe you have listen to the snack roasted chestnut if you have come to China. But do you know the chestnut can also use to make the chestnut soup chinese style? Let’s start our Chinese cooking today.
Chestnut is also called 板栗(Ban Li) or 栗子(Li Zi) and known as the “King Of Fruits” in China. It has been cultivated for more than two thousand years in China. It has a particularly high nutritional value. Appropriate consumption of chestnuts in autumn and winter can enhance physical fitness and prevent colds. The chestnut soup chinese recipe is warm and nourishment for our body. It also has the effect of stomach and spleen, kidney and blood, sinews. If you want to watch the detail video tutorail for this recipe, you can watch it below.
How To Make Chestnut Soup Chinese Style
Step 1: Wash Chestnuts
Firstly, we should wash the chestnuts. We use 10 chestnuts for this soup. The chestnuts we bought have been peeled by the salesperson. We just need to wash it. Then save it for later.
Wash Chestnuts
Step 2: Wash Pork Ribs
Second, we should wash 200g pork ribs. More pork ribs can add more thick taste to the soup. If you buy it from the market, you can ask the salesperson to help you chop the pork ribs. Because it needs a special cutter to chop it.
Wash Pork Ribs
Step 3: Prepare Ginger
Before cooking this soup, we still need to prepare 6 slices of ginger for this food. It has much use in the next steps.
Prepare Ginger
Step 4: Prepare Red Dates
Now we still need to prepare 5 red dates for this soup. Cut the red date and denucleate. Then cut it into small pieces. Save it for later.
Prepare Red Dates
Step 5: Blanch Pork Ribs
Next, we should blanch pork ribs. Firstly, add some water and 3 slices of ginger into the pan. Use a big fire to heat it. After the water has boiled, add pork ribs into the pan to blanch. When the pork ribs turn white, drain and save it for later.
Blanch Pork Ribs
Step 6: Cook Chestnut Soup
Now we can cook this soup. Add 3 slices of ginger, pork ribs, chestnut, red dates into the pan. Then pour 800ml water into the pan. Use the big fire to boil it. After it is boiled, use the soft fire to cook it for 30 minutes.
Cook Chestnut Soup
Step 7: Wash Goji Berries
When the soup is cooking, we can wash 5g goji berries for this soup. Then drain and save them for later.
Wash Goji Berries
Step 8: Add Goji Berries
Now we should add goji berries into the pan. After the soup has cooked for 20 minutes, add goji berries into the pan. Please don’t add the goji berries too early. That can cause the sour into the soup.
Add Goji Berries
Then when the time is up, add 1/8 teaspoon salt into the pan and then we got the delicious soup.
Chestnut Soup
Chestnut Soup Chinese Style
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Instructions
- Firstly, we should wash the chestnuts. We use 10 chestnuts for this soup.
- Second, we should wash 200g pork ribs. More pork ribs can add more thick taste to the soup.
- Before cooking this soup, we still need to prepare 6 slices of ginger for this food.
- Now we still need to prepare 5 red dates for this soup. Cut the red date and denucleate. Then cut it into small pieces. Save it for later.
- Next, we should blanch pork ribs. Firstly, add some water and 3 slices of ginger into the pan. Use a big fire to heat it. After the water has boiled, add pork ribs into the pan to blanch. When the pork ribs turn white, drain and save it for later.
- Now we can cook this soup. Add 3 slices of ginger, pork ribs, chestnut, red dates into the pan. Then pour 800ml water into the pan. Use the big fire to boil it. After it is boiled, use the soft fire to cook it for 30 minutes.
- When the soup is cooking, we can wash 5g goji berries for this soup. Then drain and save them for later.
- Now we should add goji berries into the pan. After the soup has cooked for 20 minutes, add goji berries into the pan. Please don't add the goji berries too early. That can cause the sour into the soup. Then when the time is up, add 1/8 teaspoon salt into the pan and then we got the delicious soup.
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