Chinese Old Cucumber Soup

Chinese Old Cucumber Soup

For Chinese, drinking soup helps to build up our immune system. Hence, there are many varieties of soup for different type of body system. 

Old Cucumber Soup is one of our soups of the day for Singaporean. It is a light, clear and soothing soup that helps to clear up the heatiness in our bodies. I am not an expert in this, but for body that are more to "cold" side, I believe that you still can drink it, but not too often. =)

Ingredients (Serve 4 pax)

1. 1 Chicken Bone/ 6 pieces of Pork Ribs
2. 1 Old Cucumber (Unpeeled, Cut into big chunks, deseed using a metal spoon)
3. 8 Red Dates (Washed) 
4. 1 1/2 tablespoon of Gou Qi Zhi (Wolfberries) (Washed) 
5. Light Soya Sauce

Steps

1. Boil Chicken Bone or Pork Ribs for a few minutes and drain it
2. Put Chicken Bone or Pork Ribs into approx 6 Cups of water
3. Add Old Cucumber and Red Dates into pot
4. Boils it for 30 minutes and turn to slow heat for at least another 45 to 60 minutes.
5. Add Wolfberries and boil for another 10 minutes
6. Add Light Soya Sauce to taste.

Serve while Hot!

Good to go with Rice and two Chinese Dishes.