Red Date Soup With Dried Longan

Submitted by abbynkt

"Before leaving for work, add the 2 ingredients: red dates and dried longan and very hot water into a vacuum flask. Secure the top. Bring the vacuum flask to work. By mid morning, you will have a nice hot flask of sweet soup. Dried longan helps blood circulation and is good for ladies who feel cold during their menstrual cycles. Red dates is good for an easily irritable stomach. Both dried longan and red dates are very sweet. It is therefore not necessary to add any sugar."

 

• Ready In: 3hrs 5mins
• Ingredients: 2
• Serves: 1

ingredients

• 1 tablespoon dried longans
• 7 red dates

directions

1. Wash and core the red dates.
2. Separate and flatten the dried longans.
3. Wash and soak briefly in warm water.
4. Place the longans and red dates in vacuum flask.
5. Add 500ml boiling water.
6. Close the lid tight and let everything steep for about 2-3 hours.
7. Pour into a small cup to serve.
8. Remember to bring a spoon so that you can eat the longan flesh and red dates.