Abalone Shell and Pig Brain Soup
A slow-simmered soup prepared with pork brain, gastrodia (tian ma), and abalone shell (shi jue ming), traditionally formulated to calm the liver and subdue excessive yang.
Ingredients
Pig brain (cleaned, remove the red veins, and set aside in a stewing cup)
1
Gastrodia (Tianma) (rinsed)
10 g
Abalone Shell (Shijueming) (rinsed)
15 g
Instructions
1
Prepare the Pig Brain
Clean the pig brain, remove the red veins, and set it aside in a stewing cup.
2
Stew
Rinse the Gastrodia and Abalone Shell, place them together with the pig brain in the stewing cup, add an appropriate amount of water, and simmer over low heat for 1 hour.
3
Finish
Stew until it becomes a thick soup, then remove the Gastrodia and Abalone Shell before serving.
