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Queen's Flower Carrot Soup

Queen's Flower Carrot Soup

A classic Cantonese tonic soup slow-simmering dried night-blooming cereus flowers with coix seeds, carrot, lean pork, aged tangerine peel and honey dates into a subtly sweet, throat-soothing broth.

Instructions

  1. 1
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    Soak coix seeds in water for 30 minutes.

  2. 2
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    Dried water hyacinth flowers are boiled in water until it comes to a boil, then turn off the heat and let it simmer for 15 minutes.

  3. 3
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    Rinse twice with water, squeeze out the moisture, and cut into small pieces.

  4. 4
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    Peel the carrots and cut them into pieces.

  5. 5
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    Blanch the lean meat, and wash away the floating scum.

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    Soak the dried tangerine peel in hot water until soft, then scrape off the white pith.

  7. 7
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    2 candied dates.

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    Put the above ingredients into a soup pot, add an appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for one hour.

  9. 9
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    Peel the Chinese yam and cut it into small pieces.

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    Add it to the soup, continue to simmer for half an hour, and season with salt.

  11. 11
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    Clear and moisturizing, nourishing the complexion.

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Ingredients

Main Ingredients

  • Queen's Flower
    80g
  • Carrot
    2 stick
  • Coix seed
    30g
  • Chinese yam
    300g
  • candied jujube
    2 pieces
  • Lean meat
    500g
  • dried tangerine peel
    3 slice

Seasonings

  • Salt
    to taste