Soup Name: Chayotes and Coco de Mer with Dragon’s Tongue Leaf in Pork Soup

Introduction:

An interesting soup recommended by the vegetable vendor and coincidentally enough also provided most of the ingredients for this soup!  It’s an interesting soup and mildly sweet to taste.  Although I quite frankly don’t taste the Dragon’s Tongue Leaf or understand the benefits of it as concretely as some other ingredients listed on this site, it makes for an interesting experiment.  If anyone has any further information on Dragon’s Tongue Leaf, please let us know!  In general, a very neutral soup for children.

1 pound of fresh pork shank
2-3 fresh chayotes
5-6 fresh seabed coconuts (or Coco de Mer)
10 dragon’s tongue leaves
2-3 large dried dates
2-3 L of water
1 teaspoon of salt (to marinate the pork)

How do I prepare it?

Pre-marinate the pork overnight with the salt (although this step is not necessary)
Blanch pork bones in a separate pot of boiling water
Boil your soup water and immediately add large dried dates into the cold water
Peel and wash the water chayotes
Rinse seabed coconut and dragon’s tongue leaves in warm water
Once water is boiling, add all the ingredients together
Boil on high for 30 minutes.   Reduce to simmering for 2 hours (or use internal pot).
Serve and enjoy!

 Any benefits?

• Neutral soup that is ideal for children and toddlers
• Assists with supressing cough and throat dryness

Any precautions?

• Little information is known about Dragon’s Tongue Leaf and therefore is used in moderation