🥣 Lotus root and pork ribs soup - Hong Kong style home-cooked nourishing and stomach-warming recipe

Editor's Preface

Lotus root and pork rib soup is a classic Hong Kong classic. The lotus root is sweet and the broth is clear, while the pork ribs are tender and flavorful. It nourishes the spleen and stomach while replenishing Qi and blood. Many families love to add a variety of ingredients—peanuts, red dates, candied dates, and fruit peels—for a rich, umami-rich, and easy-to-drink experience. This time, we've broken down the authentic steps, from washing the pork bones, cutting the lotus root, adding salt and heat, and finally, burying the tail. It's guaranteed to be a no-brainer for beginners!

Ingredients preparation

• 1-1.5 lotus roots (peeled and cut into thick slices/rolled pieces)

• 300-500g spare ribs (cut into large pieces)

• 100g peanuts (soak until softened, optional)

• 6-8 red dates (pitted)

• 2 candied dates (for sweetness)

• 6-8 dried mushrooms (soaked until softened, optional)

• 1 piece of dried tangerine peel (soaked and scraped)

• 3 slices of ginger

• 2-2.5L water

• Salt and pepper to taste

• A small amount of Shaoxing wine (for blanching the pork bones)

Detailed cooking steps

🥩 1. Blanch the pork ribs and remove impurities

• Put the ribs in a wok with cold water, bring to a boil over high heat, add a little wine, and blanch for 5-10 minutes.

• Pick up the fish and rinse with clean water to remove blood and impurities, set aside.

🌰 2. Material preparation

• Peel the lotus root and cut into large thick chunks or dice.

• Soak the peanuts in clean water for 1 hour. Pre-soak the shiitake mushrooms, tangerine peel, and red dates until soft. Scrape the tangerine peel to improve the soup color.

🍲 3. Combined Slow Cooker

• Add all ingredients to the pot: pork bones, lotus roots, peanuts, mushrooms, fruit peels, red dates, candied dates and ginger slices.

• Add 2.5L of water, bring to a boil over high heat, and skim off the foam with a spoon.

• Turn to medium-low heat and simmer for 1.5-2 hours. Open the lid occasionally to stir the mixture to prevent the bottom from getting sticky.

🥄 4. Seasoning

• Cook for enough time until the lotus root is tender and sweet and the spareribs are tender. Finally, add salt and pepper as appropriate and cook for another 5 minutes.

• If you like, you can sprinkle chopped green onions or coriander to enhance the flavor.

5. Go on stage

• It is a great dish for serving soup or scooping out ingredients, and goes great with rice. The soup base can also be used to cook rice noodles and vegetable broth.

Editor's Tips

• Cut the lotus root into thick slices, the soup will be sweet and refreshing.

• The candied/red dates are the absolute essence, and the soup base is naturally sweet and not overly sweet.

• Tangerine peel and ginger are most important for removing coldness and strengthening the spleen without being greasy.

• If you don't want the soup to be turbid, you must boil the water, remove impurities and skim off the foam.

• Pork bones/spare ribs can be replaced with pork shanks/dragon bones, which have a stronger bone flavor.

• The most suitable drink for autumn and winter, it can relieve cough, moisten the lungs and nourish the whole family.

Eating experience 😋

The lotus root powder is tender and tender, the peanuts are dense, the soup base is fresh, sweet and refreshing, and the spare ribs fall apart in your mouth. One pot is enough for the whole family to enjoy in autumn and winter!

summary

Lotus root and pork rib soup is simple, homely, nourishing, and non-irritating. It's a must-have soup for warming up Hong Kong families! Make a big pot tonight and enjoy a happy soup around the fire with your family! 🥣🌰🥩