Pork belly and lotus seed soup

Overview

My son has had a fever for several days. The fever finally subsided today, but his throat is still a little red and swollen. He made some lotus seed soup to cool down the fever.

Tags

• soups
• home cooking
• soup
• children
• old man
• autumn recipes
• dinner
• pork belly
• rice wine
• black pepper
• ginger slices
• lotus seeds
• salt

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 First, wash the inside and outside of the pork belly with vinegar, and then rub it with baking soda to remove the mucus.

   

2. 2 Scrape off the yellow part of the pork belly with a knife, and then rinse it carefully inside and out with running water.

   

3. 3 Add water to the pot, add cold water to the pot, add ginger slices and rice wine, bring to a boil and cook for 5-10 minutes.

   

4. 4 Cut the cooked pork belly into strips about 1cm thick.

   

5. 5 Add water to the pressure cooker and bring to a boil, add pork belly strips and lotus seeds, add ginger slices and rice wine.

   

6. 6 Add an appropriate amount of black pepper, cover, and after the air is released, turn to medium-low heat and simmer for about 15 minutes.

   

7. 7 Add salt to taste.