Healthy Soup Recipe With 4 Chinese Herbs and Pork Ribs

The 4 chinese herbs are lotus seeds, chinese yam, coix seeds and chinese angelica root and is known in chinese medicine as the 4 officials. These 4 herbs are good for the stomach, it can strengthen the spleen. If you suffer from indigestion and diarrhoea, this soup should be great for you. If you have constipation, you should avoid this.

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 1-2

Ingredients

• 2 1⁄2 g lotus seeds
• 2 1⁄2 g  euryale  seeds
• 2 1⁄2 g  coix  seeds
• 2 1⁄2 g  chinese angelica
• 100  g  fresh chinese  yams
• 300  g  pork ribs
• 4  cups water
• 1  tablespoon salt
• 1  tablespoon cooking wine

Directions

1. Wash and soak the lotus seeds, euryale seeds, coix seeds in warm water.
2. Peel the chinese yam and slice thinly.
3. Wash the pork ribs and parboil.
4. Place the chinese yam, lotus seeds, euryale seeds, coix seeds, poria, and pork ribs into a ceramic bowl.
5. Add the water until it covers the ingredients.
6. Place the bowl in a steamer or big wok and steam for 20 to 30 minutes.
7. Add the salt and wine before serving.