Recently my dear son been coughing quite frequently, so these couple of days brew some almond & pear soup for him. Under chinese medicine context, sweet almond (南杏仁), bitter almond (北杏仁) & chinese pears can relieve cough & reduce phelgm.
Pear & Carrot Soup
Ingredient- 2 chinese pears
- 230gm carrots
- 38gm sweet almonds
- 12gm bitter almonds
- 1/2 pc dried tangerine peel
- 4 sweetened dates
- 4 dried figs
- 10 cups water
- salt to taste
- Peel & cored pears. Peel carrots. Cut into chunks.
- Wash the rest of the ingredients. Place all ingredient in a pot of water and bring to boil. Turn down heat and simmer for 2 hours.
- Add salt to taste.
Ingredient- 2 chinese pears
- 38gm sweet almonds
- 4gm bitter almonds
- 4 cups water
- honey to serve
- Soak almonds in hot water for 1/2 hour. Drain. Blend with 1 cup water until smooth. Strain well. Repeat process with another cup of water.
- Peel & remove core from pears. Slice.
- Place 2 cups almond liquid, pears and balance 2 cups water in a pot. Cover and steam for 2 hours. Stir in honey & serve.
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