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Healthy Soup Recipe With 4 Chinese Herbs and Pork Ribs
 
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 30 Minutes
Ready In: 45 Minutes
Servings: 2
The 4 chinese herbs are lotus seeds, chinese yam, coix seeds and chinese angelica root and is known in chinese medicine as the 4 officials. These 4 herbs are good for the stomach, it can strengthen the spleen. If you suffer from indigestion and diarrhoea, this soup should be great for you. If you have constipation, you should avoid this.
Ingredients:
2 1/2 g lotus seeds
2 1/2 g euryale seeds
2 1/2 g coix seeds
2 1/2 g chinese angelica
100 g fresh chinese yams
300 g pork ribs
4 cups water
1 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon cooking wine
Directions:
1. Wash and soak the lotus seeds, euryale seeds, coix seeds in warm water.
2. Peel the chinese yam and slice thinly.
3. Wash the pork ribs and parboil.
4. Place the chinese yam, lotus seeds, euryale seeds, coix seeds, poria, and pork ribs into a ceramic bowl.
5. Add the water until it covers the ingredients.
6. Place the bowl in a steamer or big wok and steam for 20 to 30 minutes.
7. Add the salt and wine before serving.
By RecipeOfHealth.com