Name: Lotus Leaf, Winter Melon, Adzuki and Hyacinth Bean Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Yield: About 1.2 L (from 8 cups water)
Cuisine: Asian, Wellness
Ingredients: Fresh lotus leaf — 1 leaf (12 g); Winter melon — 600 g (about 600 g), with skin; Adzuki / red beans — 38 g (about 38 g); Hyacinth bean — 38 g (about 38 g); Job's tears / coix — 38 g (about 38 g)

Why people make this soup

When a typhoon is brewing offshore and the Great Heat solar term is near, Hong Kong turns sweltering. This is the time to simmer a cooling lotus-leaf and winter-melon soup. For people with a weaker constitution, Nourilo adds adzuki and hyacinth beans, which strengthen the spleen, support qi and help the body shed excess damp. Because both beans are gentle rather than cold, the soup won’t chill you, so even those who feel the cold easily can enjoy it.

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