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One-Pot Old Cucumber Soup Recipe
If you grew up in a Chinese household, the old cucumber soup should be no stranger to you. Often prepared by our elders, this traditional nourishing meal is packed with nutrients and flavour—containing iron, calcium, and high dietary fibre. Moreover, it is said to contain anti-ageing properties. Time to go back to our roots with this one-pot old cucumber soup recipe.
Meal: Lunch, Dinner
Cuisine: Chinese
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Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 2.3l water
- 250g pork bones
- 1 old cucumber, cut into 3-inch pieces with seeds removed
- 4 red dates, seeds removed
- 1 tbsp goji berries
- 8 dried scallops
Equipment
- 1 pot
Directions
- Add 300ml water into the pot and bring to a boil.
- Add in the sliced ginger and pork bones.
- Once the water boils again, remove the pork bones.
- Add 2l water, old cucumber, red dates, goji berries, and dried scallops.
- Turn the heat up and bring it to a boil.
- Finally, reduce the heat to low, cover the pot and let it simmer for 1 hour and 30 minutes.
- Once it’s done, serve immediately.
Extra protein
You can add extra protein to this old cucumber soup recipe to make it more filling as a meal. Instead of using pork bones to add flavour to the broth, you can add pork ribs as another source of protein. Slowly cooked, the pork ribs will just melt in your mouth.