Name: Kudzu, Three-Bean and Pork Rib Soup
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 20 min
Yield: 1.2–1.5 L
Cuisine: Asian, Wellness
Ingredients: Fresh kudzu root — 450 g; Rice beans — 38 g; Mung beans — 38 g; Black-eyed beans — 38 g; Carrot — 1 (120 g); Aged tangerine peel — 1 piece (3 g); Red dates / jujube — 5, pitted (15 g); Pork ribs — 300 g

Why people make this soup

Hong Kong people work some of the longest hours of any major city, and that hard grind can leave the shoulders and back tense and sore and the mind under pressure. When summer arrives, sticky sweat and an irritable mood make it worse. Nourilo says this is exactly when a pot of kudzu soup is ideal — cooked long enough, it is clearing yet not draining, encourages a light sweat without over-sweating, and is gentle on the kidneys.

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