Red Date Cabbage Soup
A traditional sweet soup from Zhejiang province, made with cabbage hearts, red dates, milk, and eggs. It is traditionally believed to nourish blood, promote a healthy complexion, and hydrate skin.
Ingredients
Chinese cabbage heart (washed, cut into about 5 cm long segments, blanched)
2 (approx. 250g)
red dates
8
milk
0.5 cup
egg (beaten with chopsticks to form egg drops)
1
Instructions
1
Prepare cabbage
Wash the cabbage heart, cut into about 5 cm long segments, blanch in boiling water, remove and set aside.
2
Simmer red dates
Add red dates, pour in two bowls of water, simmer for half an hour. When about one bowl of water remains, add the other ingredients.
3
Finish
When boiling, add the cabbage heart. When boiling again, add the beaten egg, quickly stir with chopsticks to form egg drops. Serve.
