Turnip with pork ribs and dried clams + wolfberry soup

Whenever I boil turnip soup, I usually will but the slim type or turnip. Rather than the big size of turnip. And I love the turnip that still attach with the leaves. Normally I will wash and clean it and cooked together with the soup. Since I cannot find the dried octopus in my pantry, I substitute it with dried clams that we bought from Pulau Pangkor.

INGREDIENTS FOR TURNIP WITH PORK RIBS AND DRIED CLAMS + WOLFBERRY SOUP

500 gm - Pork Ribs
2 medium pieces - Turnip ( I use the organic turnip)
Some Dried Clams
Some Wolfberry/ Goji
2 pieces - Medium Red Dates
Water - Enough to cover all the ingredients
Salt

METHOD FOR COOKING TURNIP WITH PORK RIBS AND DRIED CLAMS + WOLFBERRY SOUP

1. In a hot boiling pot, blanched the pork ribs for 8 minutes. Rinse and drain the water and set aside.
2. Peel the skin of the turnip and cut into pieces. (This also apply with the turnip leaves) Wash and set aside.
3. Wash the dried clams for several times Soak the clams for 10 minutes.
4. Wash the red dates and wolf berry and set aside.
5. In a big pot, fill in water, pork ribs, turnip, turnip leaves, dried clams and red dates. Cook in high heat and after boiling, switch to medium heat and cook for 2.5 to 3 hours.
9. Add wolfberry and salt before serving.

TURNIP WITH PORK RIBS AND DRIED CLAMS + WOLFBERRY SOUP

This soup is very tasty and easy to prepare. This is the first time I use dried clams to cook this soup. Which makes the soup tastes more favourable and sweet.

Shark Fin Melon Soup with Corns

During one of our holiday trip to Cameron Highland in Pahang, we bought one shark fin melon and some sweet corns. It's been quite a long time that I did not cook shark fin melon soup. I remembered that I always cooked this soup when my princess is small. This soup is very sweet and tasty that came from shark fin melon and sweet corn. And off course with the helps of candied dates and pork ribs as well. I also added in some sweet almonds and bitter almonds that my mum bought me long time ago.

INGREDIENTS FOR SHARK FIN MELON SOUP WITH CORNS

500 gm - Pork Ribs
1/2 size of Medium Shark Fin Melon
2 pieces - Sweet Corn
2 pieces - Candied Dates
20 gm - Sweet Almonds
20 gm - Bitter Almonds
Water - Enough to cover all the ingredients
Salt

METHOD FOR COOKING SHARK FIN MELON SOUP WITH CORNS

1. Remove the sweet corns from the sweet corn cob. Maintain the sweet corn cob. Wash and set aside.
2. In a hot boiling pot, blanched the pork ribs for 8 minutes. Rinse and drain the water and set aside.
3. Wash the  sweet almonds and bitter almonds and set aside.
4. Peel of the skin of the shark fin melon and cut into cubes. I remove the seeds from the shark fin melon as well.
5. In a big pot, fill in water, pork ribs, sweet corn, shark fin melon, sweet corn cob, sweet almonds, bitter almonds and candied dates. Cook in high heat and after boiling, switch to medium heat and cook for 2.5 to 3 hours.
6. Add salt before serving.

Shark Fin Melon Soup with Corns

Lotus Root with Dried Octopus and Peanut Soup

Normally, I will cook my lotus root with carrot, red dates, pork ribs and wolfberry. Today, I will try another recipe which I came across in one of the soup cook book of my sister in law. I have made some changes with the soup as the following:

INGREDIENTS FOR LOTUS ROOT WITH DRIED OCTOPUS AND PEANUT SOUP

500 gm - Pork Ribs
500gm - Lotus Root
10 pieces - Chicken Feet
75gm - Peanut
Some Dried Octopus Head
Some Wolfberry/ Goji
2 pieces - Medium Red Dates
Water - Enough to cover all the ingredients
Salt

METHOD FOR COOKING LOTUS ROOT WITH DRIED OCTOPUS AND PEANUT SOUP

1. Clean the chicken feet. Some of the chicken stall will help you clean the chicken feet. Chop of the and discard the tips of the claw (nail). Then set aside.
2. In a hot boiling pot, blanched the chicken feet for 5 minutes. Rinse and drain the water and set aside.
3. In another hot boiling pot, blanched the pork ribs for 8 minutes. Rinse and drain the water and set aside.
4. Peel the skin of the lotus root and cut into pieces. Wash and set aside.
5. Wash the peanut for several times and discard the rotten peanut. Soak the peanut for 10 minutes.
6. Wash the dried octopus head for several times Soak the octopus head for 10 minutes.
7. Wash the red dates and wolf berry and set aside.
8. In a big pot, fill in water, pork ribs, chicken feet, peanut, lotus root, dried octopus head and red dates. Cook in high heat and after boiling, switch to medium heat and cook for 2.5 to 3 hours.
9. Add wolfberry and salt before serving.

Lotus Root with Dried Octopus and Peanut Soup