CHINESE WATERCRESS SOUP

Chinese Watercress Soup
西洋菜汤

Can be cooked in many ways.

You can cook it sweet and refreshing

With only 2 simple ingredients, watercress & honey dates.

It Can be served as a dessert

A more elaborate and thick soup

With pork ribs, dried cutle fish and red dates

Here, I am cooking a simple and light soup

With 3 ingredients.

Do not be discouraged when you see only 3 ingredients,

namely watercress, pork ribs and red dates.

They are sufficient for an appetising and refreshing soup.

Of course, old ginger may be added too
if you like its gingery taste.

As for the watercress

Some like to have the whole bunch inside the soup, thick stem and young shoots.

Whereas I like mine, tender and nice

So that I can finish eating the whole lot! Yummy

Chinese Watercress Soup
1/2 kg pork ribs
1/2 kg watercress
8 red dates, slit and pit removed
Salt to taste, optional (I do not add)
1" old ginger, smashed (optional)

1) heat up 1/2 pot of water
2) add everything in and bring it to a boil
3) Allow to simmer for an hour or two (best 2 hours)
4) serve hot