Ingredients
- 1 Medium Bitter Gourd, 苦瓜
- 300g Pork Ribs, 排骨
- 6 Red Dates, 红枣
- 1 Tablespoon Gou Qizi, 枸杞子
- 2 Slices Ginger, 老姜
- 1 Medium Carrot, 红萝卜
Directions
1. Wash and blanch pork ribs in boiling water, rinse and set aside.
2. Wash and cut the bitter gourd into half length wise, then remove the seeds and rub the flesh with some salt to reduce it's bitter taste.
3. Wash away the salt then cut into 1cm thick rings and set aside.
4. Wash the dried herbs, peel the carrot and cut into 1" thick rings.
5. Bring a pot of 1.5 litres of water to boil, add in all the ingredients and bring to boil for 10 minutes over medium heat.
6. Then continue to simmer over low heat for 30 - 45 minutes, season with some salt and serve.
7. Or you can transfer everything to a slow cooker and simmer on LOW HEAT for 1.5 hours.
Notes
From my mum's suggestion, she said try to choose those bitter gourd that had wide pattern lines in between and the colour is sort of light pale green then i won't be too bitter for soup. So from her tips... my bitter gourd soup always turn out to be just nice.
Bittergourd and Pork Rib Soup
