TRADITIONAL SOUP

Cooking Time: 30 mins

Servings: 2-3 person 

 Indulge in this comforting Chinese soup, perfect for 2! 👥

Ingredients:
• 1 lb bok choy
• 1 century egg
• 1 salted egg
• Ginger slices
• Minced garlic
• Fish or chicken stock

Instructions:
1. Wash bok choy, trim, and drain
2. Slice century egg into eighths
3. Separate salted egg yolk and white, dice yolk
4. Slice ginger, mince garlic
5. Heat oil, sauté ginger, garlic, and salted egg yolk
6. Add bok choy, stir-fry briefly
7. Pour in stock, add century egg and salted egg white
8. Simmer for 10 minutes

Ready in 30-45 minutes! 🕰️

Savor the rich flavors of this traditional soup. The creamy century egg and savory salted egg perfectly complement the crisp bok choy. A true taste of home! 🏮

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 Cooking Time: 1 Hour
Servings: 4 Person

Beat the heat with this refreshing and nutritious one-pot wonder! 🌞 Our Winter Melon Chicken Hotpot is the perfect summer dish, packed with high-quality protein, complex carbs, and essential vitamins. It’s a complete meal in itself, but feel free to add your favorite noodles or rice to soak up that delicious chicken broth! 🍜💖

### Ingredients:
- 1 whole chicken, cut into pieces
- 50g dried lily bulbs, soaked for 30 mins
- 50g Chinese yam, soaked for 30 mins
- 1 block of tofu, cut into large chunks
- 1.5kg winter melon, cut into pieces

### Instructions:
1. Marinate chicken pieces in salt for 30 mins
2. Pan-fry chicken until 60-70% cooked
3. In a separate pot, bring water to a boil
4. Add chicken, lily bulbs, yam, and winter melon
5. Simmer on low heat for 45 mins and remove excess chicken oil on top of the soup
6. Add tofu and red dates (optional)
7. Cook for another 10 mins
8. Season with a pinch of salt and serve!

Cool down and nourish your body with this simple yet delicious hotpot. Perfect for those days when you don‘t feel like spending hours in the kitchen! 😋

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Cooking Time: 2 hours

Servings: 4 person 

Stay cool and healthy with this Cantonese classic! Perfect for those sticky summer days! 🌿🍖💧

Ingredients:
• 2 bitter gourd
• 1 kg pork ribs
• 100g yellow beans (soaked overnight)
• 2-3 slices of ginger
• Salt to taste
• 3 liters of water

Instructions:
1. Blanch pork ribs in boiling water with ginger for 2-3 minutes
2. Slice bitter gourd, removing seeds
3. Add all ingredients to a pot of water
4. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 1.5-2 hours
5. Season with salt and serve hot!

💚 Summer Benefits of Bitter Gourd:
• Cooling properties: Helps balance ”heat“ in the body
• Detoxifying: Aids in removing toxins and excess moisture
• Improves digestion: Great for summer appetite loss
• Boosts immunity: Helps fight summer colds
• Low in calories: Perfect for maintaining summer fitness

Plus:
• Yellow beans: High in protein and fiber
• Pork ribs: Good source of collagen

Stay hydrated and healthy this summer with this traditional remedy! 💪🥒

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 Cooking Time: 2 hours

Servings: 4 person 

Perfect for 去濕 (removing dampness) and 排毒 (detoxifying), this soup is your delicious ally against summer heat!

Ingredients:
• 500g pork bones
• 1 small winter melon (冬瓜), cubed
• 100g vigna umbellata (赤小豆）, soaked
• 2-3 slices ginger
• Salt to taste
• 8 cups water

Instructions:
1. Blanch pork bones in boiling water for 5 minutes, then rinse.
2. In a large pot, combine pork bones, vigna umbellata, ginger. Add 8 cups of water.
3. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 1.5 hours.
4. Add winter melon cubes and simmer for another 30 minutes.
5. Season with salt to taste.
6. Serve hot and enjoy the cooling benefits!

💡 Tip: For extra flavor, add a dash of white pepper before serving.

Stay cool and healthy this Minor Heat 小暑 with this nourishing soup!

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Cooking Time: 2 hours

Servings: 4 person 

 This hearty soup is the perfect blend of East meets West comfort food. Tender beef, crisp veggies, and a tangy tomato broth will warm you right up! 🥩🥕🍅 

# Ingredients:

- 300g beef ribs

- 1/4 onion, diced

- 3 celery stalks, chopped

- 1/2 cabbage, chopped

- 3 tomatoes, diced

- 2 carrots, peeled and diced

- 2 bay leaves

- 1200ml water

- 1 small potato, peeled and diced

- 1 can (170g) tomato paste

- Salt and pepper to taste

- 1 tbsp lemon juice

- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

# Instructions:

1. Blanch beef ribs in boiling water to remove impurities. Drain and set aside.

2. In a large pot, bring 1200ml water to a boil. Add beef ribs, bay leaves, and black peppercorns. Simmer for 1 hour.

3. Add onion, celery, cabbage, tomatoes, carrots, and potato to the pot. Simmer for another 30 minutes.

4. Stir in tomato paste, salt, pepper, lemon juice, and Worcestershire sauce. Adjust seasoning to taste.

5. Simmer for an additional 30 minutes or until vegetables are tender and flavors have melded.

6. Remove bay leaves before serving. Enjoy your homemade Hong Kong-style Borscht hot.

This hearty soup is perfect for cold days and can be served as a starter or main course. The tangy, slightly spicy flavor is characteristic of the Hong Kong version of this Eastern European-inspired dish.

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 Craving a comforting and flavorful soup that warms your soul? Look no further than this delicious Pork Bone Chinese Soup! This traditional recipe is a beloved classic, passed down through generations, and it’s sure to become a new favorite in your household.

#Ingredients:
Spare Ribs 排骨 500g
Carrot 紅蘿蔔 1 piece
Black fungus 雪耳 1 piece
Fresh dried cured rhizome 生曬淮山 8 slices
Dried lily bulbs 乾百合 2 tbsp
Lotus seeds 蓮子 2 tbsp
Honey dates 蜜棗 1 pieces
Ginger slices 薑片 2 slices
Green Onion蔥 1
Water 水3L

#Instructions:
1. Soak the fresh dried cured rhizome, dried lily bulbs, lotus seeds, and honey dates in water for at least 10 mins to clean them, set aside.
2. Soak the black fungus in water for at least 1 hour until rehydrated, remove the tough stem part, then tear into small pieces, discard the water.
3. Rinse the spare ribs, put them in a pot with ginger, scallions, and cooking wine, add enough water to cover the ribs. The spare ribs should go into the pot with room temperature water and before heating.
4. Once boiling for about 5 minutes, turn off the heat and remove the spare ribs.
5. Pour 3L of water into the pot, add all the ingredients into the pot. Bring to a boil over high heat for 30 minutes, then simmer over low heat for 1.5 hours. Season with a little salt.
6.Done.

Share this comforting and delicious Pork Bone Chinese Soup with your loved ones, and let the warmth of this traditional recipe fill your home with the aroma of love and comfort. Don‘t forget to tag us and use the hashtag #PorkBoneChineseSoup to show off your culinary creation!

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 Cooking time: 20 mins
Servings: 3~4 persons

This hearty soup is perfect for a quick meal or when you need a nourishing meal. Tender salmon chunks, silky tofu, and umami-rich miso create a delicious harmony of flavors. The seaweed adds a subtle oceanic taste and boosts the soup‘s nutritional value.

Quick to make and packed with protein, this soup is ideal for busy weeknights. Serve with a side of steamed rice for a complete meal.

If you tried this comforting soup, share your favorite miso soup variations in the comments!

*Ingredients:*
- 100-120g salmon fillet, cut into bite-sized piece and marinade with salt and pepper
- 100g soft tofu, cubed
- 3-4 tbsp miso paste
- 1-2 tbsp mirin
- ⁠1-2 tbsp bonito soy sauce 鰹魚豉油
- 2 tbsp dried or instand wakame (seaweed)
- 1 small carrot, peeled and cut into small pieces
- ⁠Any vegetable that you like, cut into bite-sized pieces (i use onion, cabbage, fuzzy melon in my case)
- 6 cups water

*Instructions*
1. **Prepare Dashi:** Bring water and all vegetable (except todu) and seasonings to a boil in a pot. then simmer for 5 mins
2. **Add Main Ingredients:** Gently pan dried salmon till golden brown, add into the pot with todu. Simmer around 10 mins until the salmon is cooked.
4. **Add Miso:** Turn off the heat and add miso. Stir gently and let stand for another 5 mins. Do not continue to boil to preserve the miso flavor and nutrition.
5. **Serve:** The soup is ready to enjoy.

Tips: Depending on your taste, please use white miso for a milder taste or red miso for a bolder flavor profile.

Enjoy your delicious and nutritious Salmon Tofu Miso Seaweed Soup!

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Cooking Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 2-3 Person

*Ingredients:*
- Half a head of any leafy greens, cut into strips
- 10~12 fish balls
- 3 tbsp dried shrimp
- 1-2 packs of vermicelli, soaked until soft
- 500ml water
- 200ml chicken broth

*Instructions:*
1. Soak the dried shrimp until soft (10mins), then rinse thoroughly.
2. Heat oil in a pot and sauté the dried shrimp until fragrant. Add the minced ginger and garlic, cooking until golden brown.
3. Pour in the hot water and chicken broth. Bring to a boil, then add the leafy greens. Cover and simmer on low heat for 10 minutes.
4. Add the fish balls, then season with sesame oil and pepper. Add the soaked vermicelli and cook for another 5 minutes. Sprinkle with chopped celery if desired, and serve immediately.

Enjoy your delicious Veggie Fish Ball Vermicelli Pot! 🥢🍲 

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