Almond & Pear

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

Method

• 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

Method

1. 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.
2. Peel & remove core from pears. Slice.
   
3. Place 2 cups almond liquid, pears and balance 2 cups water in a pot. Cover and steam for 2 hours. Stir in honey & serve.