Watercress and Pork Soup

5.0 from 6 reviews

Author: Anita Jacobson

Categories: Soup

Cuisines: Chinese

Ingredients: Pork Vegetables

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 1 hour 30 mins

Total Time: 1 hour 45 mins

Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 500 gram (1 lb.) pork spare ribs, cut into bite size pieces
• 12-15 dried jujube fruits/red dates (Chinese: hong zao)
• 2 teaspoon salt
• 6 cup (1.5 liter) water
• 250 gram watercress (Chinese: xi yang cai / Indonesian: selada air), remove ends and roughly chopped
• 1 tablespoon goji berries (Chinese: gou qi)

Instructions

1. (Optional) Blanch pork spare ribs in a pot of boiling water to ensure a final clear soup.
2. Boil together blanched pork spare ribs with red dates, salt, and water, the reduce the heat to a simmer and cook until the pork is tender. About 1 hour
3. Add watercress into the pot bring it to a boil again. Reduce heat and simmer until the the watercress is tender. About 20-30 minutes.
4. Add goji berries and cook for another 5 minutes.