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Sep 21, 2015 · A soothing and nourishing soup, old cucumber soup helps to cool the body and aids in detoxification. Old cucumbers are mild tasting on its own. The addition of sweet corn, dried cuttlefish, dried scallops, honeyed dates and dried red dates creates a naturally sweet tasting and rich flavored soup.
Old cucumber soup is another slow cooked Cantonese soup recipes which I love. After simmering this soup at low heat for a couple of hours, the old cucumber will turn really soft and has a creamy texture to it. The health benefits of ‘lou wong kua’ as it is known to the Chinese community are abundance.
Nov 18, 2016 · Old Cucumber Soup is touted for its health benefits, particularly its cooling properties to lower body 'heatiness'. Learn how to make this soup for yoursef!
Jun 27, 2017 · A comfort soup with ‘cooling’ properties, perfect for the hot weather. Slow cooking this soup will soften the mature melon, and extract the maximum umami flavour from the dried seafood, and the natural sweetness of the dates. The result is a concentrated and delicious soup.
Jul 7, 2009 · Old Cucumber Soup (老黄瓜汤) Posted on July 7, 2009. “Nourishing Chinese tonic soup that helps to cool and revitalize your body”. This is the most common and popular Chinese soup in Asian countries, especially Singapore and Malaysia. Almost every Chinese family knows how to prepare this soup dish.
Jul 19, 2008 · Easy recipe for Old Cucumber Soup. This is a cooling, nutritious and anti-aging Chinese soup.
Apr 10, 2009 · In Traditional Chinese Medicine, old cucumbers are cooling and help clear heat and moisture, and eliminate toxins from the body. They are best used in spring soups where the weather is damp and humid. Generally, old cucumber soups found in the Cantonese cuisine are made with beans (yellow, mung, red, black eyed) or barley or lentil.
Apr 30, 2014 · In a soup pot, add old cucumber pieces, blanched ribs/ chicken, water, dates, dried scallops, dried cuttlefish, sweet corn and carrots. Bring to a boil. Then reduce heat and simmer the soup over low heat for about 40 minutes.
Mar 30, 2021 · Old cucumber soup with pork ribs is among the most familiar soup on the Cantonese dining table. I grew up eating this soup prepared by my mother. Now it is my turn to prepare it for my family. I use meaty pork ribs and some dried scallops, and cuttlefish as the main ingredients.
Oct 6, 2020 · Old cucumber Soup is the most common soup in the Chinese family. A fuss free recipe for this nutritious and healthy tasty soup.
