排 · Renew · tonic
Snow Fungus & Red Date Sweet Soup
雪耳红枣糖水
雪耳红枣糖水
Serves
4
Time
210 min
For
Weeks four onwards
Po Po sayswhy we make this
“A small bowl of sweetness in the afternoon. Snow fungus is what your grandmother would say keeps the skin and lungs gently nourished without being heavy.”
Ingredients · 材料
At your local Chinese or Asian grocer
1 dried piece (~40g)
Dried snow fungus (white wood-ear) 银耳
soaked 2 hours, hard stem trimmed, torn into florets
10 dates
Red dates (jujube) 红枣
pitted and slit
20g
Dried longan 桂圆
80g, to taste
Rock sugar 冰糖
10 berries
Goji berries 枸杞子
added at the end
Method · 做法
1
Soak the snow fungus in cold water for two hours. Trim the hard yellow stem, tear into bite-size florets, and rinse.
2
Bring 1.5L of water to a boil. Add the snow fungus, dates, and longan.
3
Simmer with the lid slightly ajar for 1 hour. The broth thickens into a gentle silk.
4
Add the goji and rock sugar in the final 30 minutes. Stir until the sugar dissolves.
5
Serve warm. During the month, never serve this cold.
Herbs & safety · 安全
This is food in Chinese postpartum tradition, not medicine. If you are unwell or unsure, speak to your midwife first.