Dinner · 120 min · chinese

Lotus Root and Pork Soup

This is the kind of Chinese dinner you’ll make on repeat — lotus root and pork ribs, 120 minutes, big payoff.

✓ USDA-verified nutrition data

Ingredients

• 1.5 lb Lotus root
• 1 lb Pork ribs
• 0.25 cup Peanuts
• 6 Red dates
• 4 slices Fresh ginger
• 8 cups Water
• 1 tsp Salt
• 0.5 tsp White pepper

Steps

1. Peel the lotus root and cut into thick chunks; drop into water as you go so it does not brown. Blanch the ribs 5 minutes and rinse.
2. Combine everything except the salt in a heavy pot, bring to a boil, then drop to the gentlest simmer.
3. Simmer 90 minutes, partially covered. The lotus root should turn creamy-soft and the broth sweet and milky.
4. Season with salt and white pepper. Skim any fat if you like, or leave it — this is a nourishing soup, not a diet one.
5. Serve the broth with the tender lotus root and ribs. Hubei families swear by this soup in winter; one bowl explains why.

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