Black Bean, Eucommia and Pig Tail Soup
Pig Tail 1 item | Black beans 70 grams |
Ucommia ulmoides 8 grams | Red dates 6 pieces |
Ginger 3 tablets | Salt Appropriate amount |
Step 1
Prepare all the good ingredients, remove the hair from the pig tail and chop it into small pieces.Step 2
Clean the ingredients and soak the black beans for a while.Step 3
The main purpose of removing the pits from red dates is to reduce the risk of irritation.Step 4
Boil the pig's tail under cold water for 1 minute. Remove the scum and blood from the pig's tail and wash it with water and set aside.Step 5
Put all the prepared ingredients together with the ginger slices, (you can add a little cooking wine according to personal habits), bring to a boil over high heat, then turn to low heat and simmer for 1 and a half hours.Step 6
Just add salt before serving.Step 7
Although this soup is dark, it is a good product for nourishing yin and replenishing kidneys. Recipe for cooking black bean, eucommia and pig tail soup1. If you want the black beans to be cooked soft and tender, you can soak them for 1 hour in advance.
2. Peeling the red dates and leaving the skin on the ginger slices can remove the heat from these two ingredients.
3. If you don’t like the medicinal taste of Eucommia ulmoides, you can also use pig tail, black beans, and red dates, but the effect is slightly weaker.