Four-Spirit Longan Soup
A sweet soup simmered with dried longan, Job's tears, fox nuts, lotus seeds, Chinese yam slices, and poria, finished with a pinch of salt.
Ingredients
dried longan meat (rinsed and drained)
75 g
Job's tears (rinsed and drained)
40 g
fox nuts (rinsed and drained)
40 g
lotus seeds (rinsed and drained)
40 g
Chinese yam slices (rinsed and drained)
20 g
poria (rinsed and drained)
20 g
salt
a pinch
Instructions
1
Step 1
Rinse all ingredients, drain well, and set aside.
2
Step 2
Pour 5 cups of water into a pot, add the Job's tears, fox nuts, lotus seeds, Chinese yam slices, and poria. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low and continue to simmer for 30 minutes.
3
Step 3
Add the dried longan meat and cook until its sweetness is released into the broth. Season with salt to taste and serve.
