Double-Boiled Pear with Fritillariae

After a stressful cake yesterday...... I need something to 'yun' back! hahahaha

The above chinese word means "pear"

Ingredients
1 pear (wash, cut top, cored)
1 T pei pa gou (Fritillariae syrup)
2 rock sugar (1cm each)
water

mix everything, use fruit baller to ball the pear out, ( or just cut into cubes) then double-boiled for 30 minutes!
Serve hot, eat the soup and finish the fruit!

good for "heat cough" not "cold cough", cold cough, do not eat this, u will get more serious.

The flesh of the pear are so nice after boiled!!! warm, soft & tender. the Sryup are very refreshing & minty !!! instantly cool-down my temper! Yes, I was angry with my camera card!!! " Memory card not initialized" I am so not happy! must get Dad to help when he's back. so Back to my mini cam. I love my mini cam, My mini cam gives good macro shot!


I got the recipe from the above book. A good guide. What attracts me the most are their photos in the book. All dslr photos, like u can tell is from Nikon D80 (ok I'm just being smart ass here! hhahaha, D80 is my Soul!!). U can really differenciate pictures taken from using Canon & Nikon ! I vote for Nikon ! but somemore, I still attach with Fujifilm, bcuz of my dad! (",)

Notes: (8 Sept 08)
see !! I just make a guess on what camera model he/she using..based on a pic... I 'm right again! it's Nikon D80 ! see .. ppl can really tell what u're using.....see this Rosemary & Garlic Focaccia
picture taken by Nikon D80 are too beautiful... it's Mesmerizing ....

Qing Bu Liang

oh my...my , u always can find this sweet soup in my house. I cook this mostly once a week! my mum very happy when I cook this! and Dad will be happy if I cook "Fu zuk Bak Guo" Tong Sui. But I m quite lazy , need to crack and peel the gingo nuts is just tedious for working group ppl ;D what an excuse.

When I was small (6-10 yrs) , mum only cook this occasionally, like once a month? and we all get so excited!! we all want hard boiled egg, than just make flower-egg into the sweet soup. Early times, we used to boil quail eggs, which taste tastier...( Oh well, dont mention on the Carlos)


To make a Qing Bu Liang is always as easy as ABC. :0 Buy the ready package from the chinese herb stall, then throw in everything in a plain water + rock sugar, boil for 2 hours.

Normally I will add additional longan / sweet apricot kernels (南杏仁) . I am addicted to this sweet apricot kernels. I can eat it raw as it is too.



An easy nourishing soup. NEXT I want to make herbal Egg soup! (Dan-Cha) ( not char-yeh-dan)! :D~~~~

Snow Fungus & Papaya Sweet Soup

Lately I need some sweet soup to ' yoon' hah ! Quite 'Chou" lately! ;D
I love this sweet soup. I always get this from Mei Xin, Citymall. However, like most of the restaurant/outlets in kk, they never maintain their Quality + Standard! This Mei Xin ah, Hawlo, if you are the boss of this shop, please listen! ur staffs only make quality stuffs when u are around. When You are not around, everything in the stall is yucks! Like we say, cat s away, mice playing games!

Ingredients
Snow Fungus, 20 gram (or 1 flower)
Red Dates, 6 stoned
1 T + 1t Southern-ALmond. (nan-xing)
1 medium - small Ripe papaya
Rock sugar, 50 grams ( or estimated)
1 litre water

Method
1. Soak the dry snow fungus until soft. Break into small pieces.
2. Cut the papaya into cutes, de-stoned the red dates and wash the almonds.
3. Pour 1 litre of boiling water into slow cooker or any simmer pot, throw everything inside, and simmer for two hours.
4. Serve the sweet dessert with ingredients.

note: Not advise to boil this soup like how u cook ur soup, as later, all the papaya will turn into mash. ;D that's why, simmer it.

I like to drink this when it's boiling hot until lips burnt. Hot papaya soup! :D

煲糖水 , Sweet Soup

哈 哈 I was drooling when I see this Tang Sui ! (Argh I Stole ur pic again Terri! )

So I made from whatever I have from the Fridge !
I don't know what's the name of mines! because I have Gingko nuts, dried longans, red dates, lotus seeds , snow fungus, Lily Bulbs & Rock Sugar

Lily Bulbs - moisten the Lung
Ginkgo Nut - used in Chinese herbalism to clear the lungs of phlegm. It is mildly toxic.
Dried Longan - as a blood tonic, to nurture the heart, and to add luster and beauty to the skin. It is believed among the Chinese people that Longan is not only a great tonic for the skin, but is also a fantastic sex tonic! hahah ! Any Hunger? =p
Red Dates - a nutrient tonic, a blood cleanser
Lotus Seed - used primarily as an astringent in Kidney
Snow Fungus - Beauty enhancer, improve complexion, an immune stimulant that fights infection, especially chronic infections.
Rock Sugar - moisten the Lung 中医认为润肺止咳清痰去火的作用。也是泡制药酒、炖煮补品的辅料。



Lotus Seeds & Lily Bulbs


so many benefits, so I can drink more bowls la ? =p
( Cantonese conversation between creamy & I )
denise: 食 左 人 都靚 !
creamy: 噢！嘆得佢丫
creamy: 睇個 ...
creamy: denise 睇落又真係好靚噃 !
denise: 多謝晒

Monk's Fruit

The other day my aunty asked me to cook some Monk's Fruit drink & store in the fridge. She says it's good for my skin & act as an antioxidant ! also to get rid of our daily toxic! oh well...

I search from Wikipedia for a while... ha! I should have boil this AGES ago!!!! bcuz it can remove phlegm!!! Hate it!!! I have bad coughing since LAST MONTH =p hahahah, now much better already la...

History from Wikipedia
The fruit can act as a remedy for sun stroke, wet the lungs, remove phlegm, stop cough and aid constipation.

Recent research on luohan guo suggests that the mogroside works as an antioxidant and that it helps to prevent cancer.

The use of luohan guo as a remedy for diabetes and overweight has been mentioned, as it can be used as a substitute for sugar.


Method
1 Monk's fruit
1.8 litre water

( the followings are OPTIONAL ITEMS)
some dried longan
1 large soaked white fungus
dried winter melon sticks
some rock sugars

A. Clean & Crack the fruit, break into pieces & put into the water.
B. Put everything & boil for 1.5 hours.

* Note, the fruit itself already sweet, so dont really have to put much sugar*

Lotus Gingko Sweet Soup

we went to "Mei Xin" dessert shop at City Mall (Same row with Celyn Hotel)... and one of my aunt fren tried out this "Lotus Gingko Sweet Soup"! Wow... Looks pretty simple... but very delicious + "Fresh" ! hahahhahaha... I dunno, I think provided U love lotus seeed.
Ingredients
1 cup lotus seed. ( Soak for at least 2 hours)
1/2 cup gingko nuts. (Soak for 1/2 hour)
Rock Sugar ( U measure ur own sweetness)

Boil the Lotus Seed for 45 minutes (until soften)Add-in Gingko nuts for another 20 minutes
Add in Rock Sugar... & ..... send to my house.... Haha!
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* MUST discard this little ugly greenie embryo..... otherwise.... i dunno what will happen to ur tong sui..... may be as bitter as the BitterGourd ! hahaha

Hehehehe.... I just finished 1 bowl of this! Very Yummy!!! ; D

Gingko Barley Beancurd Sheet Soup

Every House has their own " Fu- Juk " Tong Sui.... and... this is ours! Hahaha.. Rush home after work, start cooking dessert for tonight !! Luckily mum has helped me to open the Gingko nuts...otherwise.... hahahahha... loh meng lo.... peel the skin one-by-one...
I know Paw paw is going to missed this!!! hahahhaha, I know you just cant get Fresh-Gingko-Nuts around! =p~~~
Ingredients
20 Gingko Nuts
5 ~ 4 Tablespoons Barley
1~ 1.5 pack of Dry Beancurd Sheet (Shoak until soft)
Rock Sugar
Quail Eggs / Egg ( This is Optional... however, we used to add-in Quail Eggs...but High Choresterol wor....whatever! )

Boil the Gingko Nuts first for 15 minutesAdd in Barley for another 25 minutesAdd Rock Sugar, and add Boiled Quail Eggs ( if you're using it, then omit step 5.)Add in Beancurd skin for another 15 minutesWhen it's almost ready... crack in 2 eggs and stir gently~... OFF THE FIRE & EAT lA.




Sobs Sobs..... I missed my dessert with QuAil Eggs.....ALTHOUGH I know is not good for health...... * TeArs*
Anyways , we like our Tong Sui which, u still can "eat" the texture of the beancurd skin, We dont like those boil until Soya milk style.... like those served in YEN AI.... I Really dont like those... very Yucks! AHhahahha... what's the difference of drinking Soya milk then? might as well just drop in few Gingko nuts into the soya bean milk! ahhahah a=p~