Pork belly 1 Lotus seeds A large bowl
Chestnut Most of a bowl Red dates 1 small bowl
Wolfberry a handful Ginger 1
White vinegar 4 tablespoons Salt 20 grams
flour 30g Cooking wine 2 tablespoons
Pepper 1 teaspoon Sesame oil 10 grams
Clear water Appropriate amount
Recipe for Xianglian Chestnut Pork Belly Soup Xianglian Chestnut Pork Belly Soup~ Recipe Illustration 1

Step 1

Prepare the ingredients - the lotus seeds need to be soaked in advance, and the chestnuts need to be shelled and fleshed out. Xianglian Chestnut Pork Belly Soup~ Recipe Illustration 2

Step 2

How to treat the pork belly: Turn the pork belly inside out and rinse it with water. Pour in a total of 4 tablespoons of white vinegar and wash it twice inside and out to remove the smell. Pour 2 tablespoons of it each time and rinse with water. Add 1 teaspoon of salt and 30 grams of flour, scrub and rinse until everything is clean. The flour can absorb the dirt on the pork belly very well. Flour can be added to many foods that are difficult to wash to assist in cleaning. After cleaning, remove all the fat from the pork belly to prevent it from becoming greasy. Xianglian Chestnut Pork Belly Soup~ Recipe Illustration 3

Step 3

Blanch the pork belly and a few slices of ginger in cold water, add 2 tablespoons of cooking wine and bring to a boil for 5 minutes.Xianglian Chestnut Pork Belly Soup~ Recipe Illustration 4

Step 4

At this time, the pork belly has become a little harder. Take it out and put it under the faucet to rinse away the scum and other foam. Xianglian Chestnut Pork Belly Soup~ Recipe Illustration 5

Step 5

Cut the pork belly into small pieces with a knife and slice the ginger. Xianglian Chestnut Pork Belly Soup ~ Recipe Illustration 6

Step 6

Pour 2/3 of the cold water into the casserole and add the pork belly slices. Xianglian Chestnut and Pork Belly Soup~ Recipe Illustration 7

Step 7

Poke a small hole in the red dates with your hands, so that the nutrients inside can be easily integrated into the soup when making soup. Xianglian Chestnut Pork Belly Soup ~ Recipe Illustration 8

Step 8

Add ginger, add a few drops of white vinegar, bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to low heat and simmer for about an hour. The purpose of dripping vinegar is to allow the nutrients of the pork tripe to be well incorporated into the soup, and to remove the fishy smell. It is especially needed when making bone soup. Xianglian, Chestnut and Pork Belly Soup~ Recipe Illustration 9

Step 9

About 30 minutes before the soup becomes milky white, add the lotus seeds. Xianglian Chestnut Pork Belly Soup~ Recipe Illustration 10

Step 10

At the same time, add red dates and chestnuts and bring to a boil over high heat again, then turn to low heat and simmer for another half hour. Chestnuts and lotus seeds are easy to cook, so don't cook them for too long, otherwise they will break easily. Xianglian Chestnut Pork Belly Soup~ Recipe Illustration 11

Step 11

Add two minutes before servingAdd a handful of wolfberries as a garnish. Xianglian Chestnut Pork Belly Soup~ Recipe Illustration 12

Step 12

Add pepper and 3 teaspoons of salt to enhance the taste. It is recommended to add it according to your own taste. Finally, add 10 grams of sesame oil to enhance the aroma, and a pot of rich and fresh soup is ready. Xianglian Chestnut Pork Belly Soup~ Recipe Illustration 13

Step 13

The finished product ~ a very delicious nourishing soup, perfect for winter! Warm up your body and stomach~ Recipe for cooking Xianglian Chestnut Pork Belly Soup

Easily removing chestnut shells is a skill: it is recommended not to eat them immediately after buying them. Let them air on the ground for two or three days first, so that the inner skin and outer shell will naturally separate. When eating, you can use the back of a knife to open the cracks and peel them.If some inner skins are really difficult to peel off, you can easily peel them off by soaking them in water for a few hours or cutting them with a cross knife and then boiling them in boiling water for a few minutes.