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Vegetarian Watercress Soup
Submitted by LadyTong on January 24, 2009 – 3:34 pm2 Comments | 30,008 views
Soup Name: Vegetarian Watercress Soup
Traditional Chinese Name: 西洋菜栗子湯 (xī yáng cài lì zi tāng)
Introduction:
This savory soup is sweet in taste and healthy to eat. It’s rich in vitamins and fiber and is meant to “cool” your body – especially in the summer months. Caution may need to be taken with chestnuts as it can potentially be allergenic, although it is not very common.
What Ingredients are required?
3 large dried dates
5-6 pieces of dried scallop (optional for non-vegetarians)
5-6 pieces of Chinese mushrooms
10 – 15 chestnuts
3 bunches of fresh watercress
3 large cubes of fresh tofu
2-3 litres of cold water
How do I prepare it?
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Soak the Chinese mushrooms in cold water for at least an hour
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Boil your soup water
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Add the dried dates, dried scallops and soaked mushrooms (you can keep the mushroom water)
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In a separate pot, boil the chestnuts and remove the peel (see chestnuts for preparation instructions)
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Add peeleed chestnuts to your soup
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Boil on high heat for an hour
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Add watercress and tofu
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Boil for another 30 minutes
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Serve
Any benefits?
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This soup is high in fibre, Vitamin C and is said to relieve heatiness
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It can help cool your body on a hot summer’s day
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It is not overly cool as the chestnuts balance the soup
Any precautions?
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Chestnuts may pose allergies to some children
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Watercress is a “cool” food and women who are less than 3 months pregnant or menstruating should consume with caution
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This isn’t vegetarian, due to the dried scallops. The name is misleading.
P, thanks for the note – I’ve modified accordingly. Appreciate the comment. Lisa