Sea Kelp, Daikon & Pork Soup

Today decided to brew some soup. It has been a while since I last brewed this soup.  It is a clear soup & very tasty if I brew it long enough. Simmering in my ceramic soup pot for at least 2 hours or longer. 

At dinner time, after 3 hrs of brewing. Voilà !!! 

Sea Kelp, Daikon & Pork soup Recipe

Ingredients: 

300g Spare ribs / lean pork - if you like you can add more meat. 

1/2 daikon - slice thinly / cut chucks

1 carrot - cut chuncks 

50g of dried kelps - soaked & cut

10g wolfberry ( kei-chi in Cantonese) 

10 dried red dates

Few pieces of dried scallops / dried cuttlefish ( optional ) 

7 bowls of water. 

Salt to taste

Preparation steps:

1. Blanch the meat in boiling water, remove & clean.

2. In a separate pot add water & bring to boil. 

3. Add in the remaining ingredients & bring it to boil. Then simmer until the soup water reduced to 5 - 4 bowls.

4. Lastly add salt to taste. 

5. Served hot. 

Bon appétit !! 

Chin's notes : 

1. I sometimes used my pressure cooker / Thermal pot to reduced the cooking time. 

2. I'll normally add dried cuttlefish but today I forgot ;) 

3.There are different types of kelps.  Some are knotted. Adjust the amount accordingly. These was what I used.

After soaked, they doubled in the amount. Hence adjust the amount accordingly.