Soups

Lotus Root, Chestnut and Red Date Pork Rib Soup

Traditionally taken to nourish the blood, support the spleen and calm the spirit during the postpartum confinement month

Prep
15 min
Cook
1 hr 30 min
Total
1 hr 45 min
Makes
About 1.2 L
Lotus Root, Chestnut and Red Date Pork Rib Soup

Why people make this soup

Confinement-month soups do not have to lean on strong, warming tonic herbs — natural everyday ingredients can work just as nicely. This is a simple lotus-root soup I like to share: the ingredients are easy to find, the flavour is lovely, and it is traditionally enjoyed by new mothers who have lost a lot of blood during childbirth, feel low on energy, or tire easily. Gentle, clear and comforting, it is something the whole family can sit down to.

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