Summer is coming soon, and Bitter Melon Pork Rib Soup is a popular soup in the Chaoshan region to cool down in the summer. Many people enjoy eating it because of its high nutritional value. So, what is the recipe for Bitter Melon Pork Rib Soup? Let me show you!
【Name】
Bitter Melon Pork Rib Soup
【Ingredients】
400g pork ribs, 200g bitter melon, 1 egg, 20g shiitake mushrooms, 2 spring onions, 1 piece of ginger, some flour, 1 tablespoon cooking wine, 2 teaspoons five-spice powder, 2 teaspoons salt, 1 teaspoon MSG.
【Instructions】
1. Wash the pork ribs and cut them into pieces. Sprinkle with five-spice powder and pat dry flour on both sides of the ribs. Beat the egg and spread it evenly on the ribs.
2. Remove the seeds from the bitter melon and wash it. Cut it into thick slices.
3. Wash the spring onions and cut them into sections. Wash the ginger and slice it.
4. Soak the shiitake mushrooms until soft and wash them.
5. Place the pork ribs at the bottom of a clay pot and place the shiitake mushrooms on both sides.
6. Add cooking wine, water, spring onion sections, and ginger slices. Simmer over low heat for 40 minutes.
7. Add salt and bitter melon, and simmer for another 15 minutes. Sprinkle with MSG and serve.
【Benefits of Eating Pork Ribs】
1. Calcium Supplement
Pork ribs contain a large amount of calcium phosphate, collagen, and bone glycoprotein, which can provide calcium for children and the elderly.
2. Tonify Kidney, Nourish Blood, and Moisturize Dryness
It is used to treat heat-induced fluid injury, thirst and emaciation, kidney deficiency and physical weakness, postpartum blood deficiency, dry cough, constipation, tonify deficiency, nourish yin, moisturize dryness, nourish liver yin, moisturize the skin, promote bowel movements, and relieve thirst.
3. Tonify Middle and Benefit Qi
Chinese medicine believes that pork ribs can tonify the middle and benefit qi. Whether it is braised pork ribs or pork rib soup, whether it is braised or stir-fried, pork ribs have the function of tonifying the middle and benefiting qi.
4. Nourish the Spleen and Stomach
Pork ribs can nourish the spleen and stomach. Eating pork ribs in a reasonable manner can maintain the function of the spleen and stomach.
5. Improve Anemia
Pork ribs provide heme (organic iron) and cysteine, which promotes iron absorption and improves iron-deficiency anemia.
