Bitter Melon Lotus Seed Pork Ribs Soup

Overview

This bitter melon, lotus seed and pork ribs soup is cool and fragrant. The bitter melon in it can eliminate fatigue, help you sleep, and calm down; the lotus seeds can nourish the spleen, kidneys, nourish the heart and calm the mind. Let’s talk about the efficacy of bitter melon: Traditional Chinese medicine believes that bitter melon is cold in nature and bitter in taste. It has the effect of relaxing and quenching thirst when entering the heart, lungs and stomach. It is a vegetable that can be used both as medicine and food. Although bitter melon tastes slightly bitter, it is this special taste that stimulates appetite. In the hot summer, eating more bitter melon vegetables, such as bitter melon and pork ribs soup, can not only increase our appetite, but also help us clear away heat and reduce internal heat.

Tags

• soups
• home cooking
• common dishes
• soup
• children
• old man
• summer recipes
• lunch
• famous dishes
• bitter melon
• spare ribs
• ginger
• lotus seeds
• salt

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Prepare the ingredients: one piece of bitter melon, 35g of dried lotus seeds, 200g of pork ribs

   

2. 2 Wash the lotus seeds, soak them in water and set aside

   

3. 3 Boil a small pot of water and a large soup pot of water, put the ribs into the small pot of boiling water to remove the blood, remove the water and set aside

   

4. 4 Put the Feishui spareribs into the soup pot, add the ginger cubes, cover the lid, and bring the water to a boil

   

5. 5 Add lotus seeds and simmer on low heat for 40 minutes

   

6. 6 Add bitter melon, bring to a boil over medium heat, then turn to low heat for 40 minutes

   

7. 7 This completes a soup that is very suitable for summer, very light and sweet