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Corn Silk and Pig Tail Soup

A soup slow-simmered with corn silk, Chinese yam, ginkgo nuts, and pig tail, valued for nourishing the lungs and strengthening the spleen.

3h 20m
Easy
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Corn Silk and Pig Tail Soup

Ingredients

salt 6 g
pig tail (washed, trimmed of excess fat, cut into pieces) 1000 g
corn silk (washed) 50 g
Chinese yam (washed) 100 g
ginkgo nuts (washed) 40 g
red dates (washed) 5

Instructions

1

Prepare the Ingredients

Wash the pig tail, trim off any excess fat, and cut into pieces. Wash the ginkgo nuts, red dates, Chinese yam, and corn silk.

2

Simmer the Soup

Place all the ingredients into a pot and add an appropriate amount of water. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to low heat and simmer for 3 hours. Season to taste before serving.