Peanut Root Soup
Nutritious Peanut Root Soup (Thor Tau Kin Th'ng / Fah Sung Kan Tong) simmered with pork ribs, red dates, and peanuts for good measure.
Keyword : peanut root soup, peanut roots
Servings:
Calories: 111kcal
Ingredients
- 1½ oz dried peanut roots (42g)
- ½ cup blanched peanuts (85g)
- 12 red dates (rinsed and soaked for 15 mins)
- 12½ cups water + some for blanching (3 liters)
- 12 oz pork ribs (340g)
- 2 tbsp goji / wolf berries (16g)
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Rinse and soak peanut roots for at least 2 hours to soften so that any grit can be repeatedly washed off. Drain and place the roots in a filter bag.
- Rinse and soak peanuts and red dates for 30 minutes. Drain.
- Fill a large pot half full of water. Bring to a boil. Add pork ribs. Allow it to blanch for 4 to 5 minutes. Remove with thongs and rinse in cold water.
- Discard water in pot and fill with 12½ cups (3 liters) fresh water. Bring to a boil.
- Add blanched pork ribs, peanut roots, peanuts, and red dates. Bring water back up to a boil.
- Reduce heat to low and allow soup to simmer for 2 hours. Skim off any scum appearing on the surface.
- In the last 10 minutes of simmering, rinse and soak goji/wolf berries for 5 minutes. Drain and add it to the simmering soup.
- Season with salt to taste and allow soup to continue to simmer for 5 minutes. Turn off stove. Remove and discard the filter bag with peanut roots.
- Serve warm in individual bowls.
Nutrition
Calories: 111kcal
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