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Peanut & Red Date Soup
花生红枣汤
花生红枣汤
Serves
3
Time
70 min
For
Mid-morning snack
Po Po sayswhy we make this
“A gentle, slightly sweet broth that fits any week. Many mothers reach for this in the afternoon when they want something warm but not another savoury soup.”
Ingredients · 材料
At SeeWoo · Wing Yip
100g
Raw peanuts (skin on) 花生
skin on, soaked 1 hour
10 dates
Red dates (jujube) 红枣
pitted
30g, to taste
Rock sugar 冰糖
2 slices, optional
Old ginger 老姜
Method · 做法
1
Soak peanuts for 1 hour. Drain.
2
Combine peanuts, dates, ginger (if using) with 1L water.
3
Bring to a boil, then simmer covered on low for 50 to 60 minutes until peanuts are creamy.
4
Stir in rock sugar in the last 5 minutes. Serve warm.
Herbs & safety · 安全
This is food in Chinese postpartum tradition, not medicine. If you are unwell or unsure, speak to your midwife first.