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[Guangdong] Annual Good Fortune and Great Benefit Soup

[Guangdong] Annual Good Fortune and Great Benefit Soup

An auspicious Cantonese slow-boiled soup of pork tongue, soaked dried oysters, and lotus root simmered for hours into a rich, deeply savory tonic symbolizing prosperity and good fortune.

Instructions

  1. 1
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    Prepare the materials.

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    The dried oysters need to be soaked until soft (which takes a relatively long time), while the other ingredients just need a simple rinse.

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    Place the pig's tongue in boiling water and simmer for a short while, scrape off the membrane, then rinse clean and cut into pieces (you can also cut it after making the soup).

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    Peel the lotus root and cut it into pieces.

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    Put all the ingredients into a clay pot with the ginger, add 3000 milliliters of water (about 12 bowls), bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to low heat and simmer for one and a half hours.

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    You can add an appropriate amount of salt before turning off the heat.

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Ingredients

Main Ingredients

  • lotus root
    500 g
  • Pig tongue
    1 strip
  • dried oysters
    60 g
  • Red bean
    60 g
  • Lotus seed
    30 g
  • dried tangerine peel
    1 small piece

Auxiliary Ingredients

  • Ginger
    4 slice

Seasonings

  • Salt
    to taste