Paradise Pear Soup With Snow Fungus
By: Blackswan
Published: Friday, August 8, 2014 - 1:57am

Ingredients




500g Spare Pork Ribs
2 Snow Pears (2 slices for each guest)
3 big pieces of Snow Fungus
2 tsp Almonds
10 pitted Red Dates
2 litres of Water
2 tsp Salt

Preparation

1 Blanch pork ribs in boiling water. Drain & change water. Add pork again when water is boiling. Simmer for about an hour. 2 Soak fungus in water till soft. Remove “stem” & cut into smaller pieces. 3 Add into soup together with dates & almond. 4 Remove pear skin & slice into 10 pieces, about 2  for each guest. 5 Add sliced pears into soup & simmer for another 20 mins. 6 Add salt & serve your delicious Paradise Pear Soup With Snow Fungus (乐天银耳雪梨汤) piping hot!

About

The pairing of Pears with Snow Fungus has many health benefits. While Snow Pears are known for their cooling properties, Almond helps to clear phlegm & stops coughing; moisturises lungs & cures constipation.