南北杏炖雪梨

南北杏炖雪梨

Serves 2

Ingredients

1 large snow pear
2 tablespoon of sweet almond/ southern almond (南杏 ‘Nan Xing’)
1 tablespoon of Bitter Almond/ Northern Almond (北杏“Bei Xing”)
1 small Dried (Sugar Coated) Tangerine “Gan Ju Bing” (干桔饼)
2 blow of water and boil with slow cooker for 2hrs.

My gal classmate mummy teach me. Good for cough ;)

无花果西洋菜汤

Nowadays weather in Singapore is perpetually hot and humid. So the best way to cool down 无花果西洋菜汤 :)



(Ingredients)

(Serves 2-3)

- 250g pork ribs
- 3 Honey dates
- 6 Dried Figs “Wu Hua Guo” (无花果)
- 2 tbsp Nan Xing (南杏)
- 1 tbsp Bei Xing (北杏)
- 1 tbsp wolfberries, soaked in a small bowl of water till puffy
- 200g watercress
- 1300 ml water
- salt

(Directions)

1) Blanch pork ribs in boiling water for about 5 minutes, to remove the scum so that you have clear soup later.

2) In a large soup pot, add water, Honey dates,Dried Figs “Wu Hua Guo”, Nan Xing & Bei Xing ( blanched pork ribs and watercress. Bring to a boil, then lower heat and simmer (with lid partially closed) for about 40 minutes.

3) Five minutes before you turn off the flame, add the soaked wolfberries. Season with salt and serve with steamed rice.

止咳汤

My gal is down with some cough. So yesterday i went to HockHua bought so Chuan Bei Mu (川貝母), Nan Xing (南杏), Bei Xing (北杏), Gan Ju Bing (干桔饼) and some Dried Figs “Wu Hua Guo” (无花果) to cook the 止咳汤 for her. This is the HockHua guy teach me.. Hope can help ;)



Chuan Bei Mu (川貝母),
Nan Xing (南杏),
Bei Xing (北杏),
Gan Ju Bing (干桔饼)
Dried Figs Wu Hua Guo (无花果)



止咳汤

银耳玉竹清润汤

I saw this 银耳玉竹清润汤 at 我的厨房笔记 so i decided to cook this soup for my family today..



~~ 银耳玉竹清润汤 ~~

材料1
银耳 : 20g (洗净, 泡软, 撕成小朵)
玉竹 : 20g (洗净)
百合 : 20g (洗净)
红枣 : 10g或蜜枣 : 15g (去核)
胡萝卜 : 100g (洗净, 切段)
玉米 : 2条 (洗净, 切段)

材料2
瘦猪肉 : 250g (洗净, 切块, 川烫过)
盐 : 适量

方法:
1) 将材料1放入锅内, 加清水适量, 浸泡1小时
2) 用大火煮沸后, 放入瘦肉煮一会儿, 改为小火,
再煲2小时, 用盐调味即可

* 此汤有滋阴、安神、养颜的作用。
* 如皮肤粗糙干燥，肤色晦暗，口干，睡眠不宁，大便
干燥等可常饮用。
* 适合大部分体质的人（体质较燥热者用蜜枣，体质较
虚者用红枣）

明目降火汤

I saw this 明目降火汤 at "我的厨房笔记"
* 功能清肝明目,滋阴降火
* 适用于因熬夜,烟酒过多,或过食辛辣燥热,煎炸食物而至眼红,或眼睛干燥,涩痛,头痛,咽喉干燥或疼痛,口渴等
* 夜班工作者,或用眼过多者 (如长期应用电脑)
* 可作为日常保健饮料
So i decided to make this for hubby to drink.




~~ 明目降火汤 ~~

材料1
石斛 : 15克
人参须 : 15克
枸杞子 : 15克

材料2 (洗净, 用滚水川烫过, 待用)
瘦肉/排骨 : 300克

材料3 (用纱布包好)
菊花 : 12克

方法
1) 将材料1洗净,放入锅内,加入4至10碗水,浸泡一小时
2) 加入瘦肉或排骨,大火煮开,改用中小火煮1至2小时
3) 加入菊花 (用纱布包) 再煮5分钟
4) 加入盐调味,喝汤吃肉

注 : 可选择不加入瘦肉或排骨,改用冰糖或蜜糖调味,当茶饮用

Recipe Taken From "我的厨房笔记"

~~Bakuteh~~

~~Bakuteh~~

Chinses Herbal Chicken With BRAND’S® Chicken Essence

Since I had a few bottles of BRAND’S^® Essence of Chicken left in the cabinet, and my Dear now days busy with he works and study in the same time... So i decided to make this for him.




Ingredients:
1/2 Portion of a medium chicken
3 Piece of Dang Shen (党参)
2 Piece of Dang Gui (当归)
2 Piece of Huai Shan (淮山片)
10g of Chuan Xiong (川芎)
5 pcs Red dates(红枣)(remove seeds)
1 tbsp of Wolfberries(杞子)
3 Slices Of Ginger
1 cup of Boiled Water
1 bottle of BRAND’S^® Essence of Chicken

Seasoning
1 tsp light soya sauce
1 tsp sesame oil
1/4 tsp pepper
1 tsp shaoxing wine



Method:
1) Wash chicken, drain and seasoning the chicken for 10min.
2) Wash Dang Shen (党参),Dang Gui (当归), Huai Shan (淮山片),Chuan Xiong (川芎),
red dates (红枣), wolfberries(杞子),Ginger place them in stewing pot
3) Put in chicken, add 1 cup of water, cover with lid
4) Place stewing pot into a bigger pot of boiling water
5) Stew over medium heat for 2 hours
6) Remove stewing pot, add 1 bottle of BRAND’S^® Essence of Chicken , and serve when hot.