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Unlike the watercress used in English creamy watercress soup which has thick roundish shiny leaves, this variety has long tender stems. It is called 西洋菜 (xi yang cai) in Mandarin and it literally means "western vegetable". Soak for a few minutes before use; Tip: When washing watercress, watch out for some small snail in between the leaves. This watercress and monk fruit soup is both comforting and nourishing.
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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook chinese watercress soup 西洋菜湯 using 7 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Chinese Watercress Soup 西洋菜湯:
- Take 2 big bunch of watercress
- Get Carrots
- Get 300 g Lean Pork
- Prepare sweet and bitter almond 南北杏
- Prepare 4 Sweet Dried Candied Dates 蜜棗
- Make ready Dried Duck Kidney (optional)
- Prepare Dried Tangerine Peels (Optional)
Watercress origin from the West and I guess that why it called 西洋菜 in Chinese. It is used as a medicine for migraines, anemia, eczema, kidney and liver disorders. Watercress (西洋菜, sai yeung choi in Cantonese or xī yáng cài in Mandarin), is a super healthy vegetable. It's often overlooked at the market, because people don't know how to prepare it.
Instructions to make Chinese Watercress Soup 西洋菜湯:
- Ingredients, Washed Watercress Well usually soak them for 30 Mins. Others Rinse Well, and Carrots Cut them up in chunks. If you can find Tangerine Peels (which i dont have with me) Soak until soft and scrape the inner side out and place in cold water when start boiling. This will help cough. As for the Dried Duck Kidneys if you can find them. Soak for 30 mins, sliced and place in boiling water for 1 min then take out (place it when cooking the soup later)
- Pork Cut in chunks place in cold water then cook until its boiling for max 4 to 5 mins. Take out and rinse well. Why we do this is to take out the blood and pork smell and also clean out the pork.
- Get a Big Pot half pot full of water. Cold Water pop all ingredients in except the watercess High Heat for 15 mins mins Cover Lids. (you can pop in those peels and duck kidneys in if you have)
- When water is Boiling put watercress in. We place them when water is boiling to avoid bitterness from watercress. Add in more Hot Boiled Water Until Pot is 3/4 Full. Remember to leave 2 handfuls on the side for later use. Boil for another 1.45hrs Med High Heat Cover Lid.
- After a total of 2 hrs you will see there should be only half pot full from evaporation. Taste the soup, add in little salt if needed. Now add in the rest of watercress in and cook for another 15mins. Served hot. Done!
Watercress (西洋菜, sai yeung choi in Cantonese or xī yáng cài in Mandarin), is a super healthy vegetable. It's often overlooked at the market, because people don't know how to prepare it. But making this stir-fried watercress at home is an easy, delicious, and healthy way to change up the vegetables on your dinner table. Stir and press the watercress into the soup. Water cress should be just tender.
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