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Chinese Sargassum Soup (海藻湯)
Chinese Sargassum Soup is a soup you won't find in restaurants. It's packed with nutrients, plus you'll get the health benefits of the seaweed itself!
- Prep time
- 40 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 10 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 50 g / 0.11 lb dehydrated sargassum
- 20 g / 0.04 lb dehydrated rehmannia glutinosa
- 2 honey dates
- 1 tsp salt ((or to taste))
- 1 tbsp chicken bouillon powder
- 5 L / 21 US cup chicken and pork stock
Instructions
- 1
Rinse then soak the sargassum and rehmannia glutinosa in cool water for 30 minutes or until the seaweed has expanded and softened.
- 2
Pour the ingredients into a colander to drip dry.
- 3
Bring the pot of stock to a boil and add the soaked ingredients in along with the salt and chicken bouillon powder.
- 4
Let it come back to a boil, then turn the heat down to medium heat.
- 5
Have the soup simmer for 15 minutes, then serve immediately as is!