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Burdock root yuzhu and apple soup ~ 牛蒡玉竹苹果汤


The Burdock root had always attracted my attention whenever I spotted it during my marketing rounds.   I had been wondering how to cook with it as I know that it's a soup ingredient until one day I saw a lady promptly dropping a long Burdock root into her shopping basket.  On inquiring further she told me that it's very nutritious and rattled off the ingredients that she will normally use to make this soup.   So today, I'm sharing my recipe or rather hers with you.




Burdock root yuzhu and apple soup ~  牛蒡玉竹苹果汤  

Ingredients   

  • 400 gm pork shoulder, cut into chunks
  • 150 gm Burdock root
  • 50 gm yuzhu (polygonatum)
  • 1 green apple
  • 2 honey dates
  • 3 lt water
  • Seasalt to taste
Method
  1. Scald the pork in boiling water, remove and rinse.
  2. Wash, peel and core the apple.  Cut into wedges.
  3. Peel off the skin from the Burdock root and slice.
  4. Rinse the yuzhu.
  5. Fill a pot with 3 litres of water, bring to a boil and add in all the ingredients.  Let it boil for about 5 mins, then turn to low heat and let it simmer for 2.1/2 hours.  Season with salt.
  6. Ladle into bowls and serve warm.
  7. Yield :  4 to 6 servings.



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  1. Sharon D.July 19, 2016 at 6:36 AM

    Thanks to you and your curiosity, I now know what to do with this root. I have seen it and wondered what it was for but never ventured further than that.

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  2. Angie's RecipesJuly 19, 2016 at 12:10 PM

    Such a delicious tonic! Haven't seen or had burdock in ages!

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  3. KimmyJuly 20, 2016 at 1:49 PM

    Hi Soke Hah, noticed that you have given your blog a new facelift. As lovely as the recipes that you share.

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