Sunday, January 7, 2007

"Fen Ge" with Small Red Beans Soup

Ingredients
400g pueraria roots ("Fen Ge") : peeled, cut into pieces
300g spare ribs
50g small red beans (soak into water for 20 mins)
4 honey dates
1 small piece (~5g) dried tangerine peel
2500ml water

Seasoning
3/4 tsp salt
1/2 tbsp light soy sause


Method
  1. Cut the spare ribs into convenient pieces, blanch into boiling water for a moment. Remove and drain well.
  2. Put the spare ribs pieces, Fen Ge and the rest of the ingredients into a deep pot. Pour in water and bring to a boil. Cover, cook over low heat for 3 hrs. Lastly, blend in seasoning, mix well. Remove from heat, serve at once.

**Note: You can get the 'Fen Ge' from the market vegetable stalls.