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Astragalus & Pig Trotter Soup
黄芪猪蹄汤
黄芪猪蹄汤
Serves
4
Time
175 min
For
Weeks three onwards
Po Po sayswhy we make this
“A weekly tonic eaten in the second half of the month. Huang qi (astragalus) is a classic qi-supporting herb in TCM; combined with the long simmer of trotter and dates, it is the kind of soup mothers ask their family to put on the stove on a quiet afternoon.”
Ingredients · 材料
At SeeWoo · Wing Yip
1 trotter (~800g)
Pork trotter 猪脚
chopped at the butcher
10g (3 to 4 slices)
Astragalus root 黄芪
8 dates
Red dates (jujube) 红枣
1 tbsp
Goji berries 枸杞子
added in the last 5 minutes
5 slices
Old ginger 老姜
1 stalk
Spring onions 葱
to taste
Sea salt 盐
Method · 做法
1
Blanch the trotter pieces in boiling water for 4 minutes to remove scum. Drain and rinse.
2
Place trotter, huang qi, ginger, and dates in a deep pot with 2L of cold water. Bring to a boil, then drop to the lowest possible simmer with the lid on for 90 minutes.
3
Lift the lid and simmer a further 30 to 60 minutes until the trotter is fork-tender and the broth has reduced to about 1.2L.
4
Add goji in the last 5 minutes. Salt at the table. Garnish with spring onion.
Herbs & safety · 安全
Do not start before day 15 (natural birth) or day 22 (C-section). If you are unwell with a fever or active infection, skip this week's portion: huang qi is traditionally avoided when there is acute illness.
These herbs are used as food ingredients here, not as licensed medicine. If you take prescription medication, have a clotting disorder, or have any post-birth complication, check with your clinician first.