CHINESE ARROWROOT SOUP WITH PORK BONES

This is the simple version of the Chinese arrowroot soup (Also known as 粉葛湯 'Fun Kot Tong' in Cantonese). Our family love drinking this soup. It is tasty and cooking it with pork bones and dried squid makes it sweet and refreshing. Some people who like boiling arrowroot together with lotus roots or peanuts, and my mother-in-law usually boils it on its own and drink as 'cooling' tea.

Naturally sweet and tasty. If you don't like seafood, you can choose to omit the dried squid.

This is how the Chinese arrowroot looks like.

The arrowroot is a type of root plant similar to taro, potato or tapioca. However, it is harder in texture and incredibly starchy. When it is cut up, it has patterns that looks like the ages of a tree trunk. It is usually made into powder and used as thicken agent in cooking. The arrowroot is high in protein and fiber which is very beneficial to our body.

Ingredients:

1 medium-sized Chinese arrowroot (Approx 700g)
10 red dates, pits removed
1 dried squid, soaked (Use 2 if you are using the small ones)
Approx 250-300g pork bones
2000ml water

Scald pork bones in boiling water for 5 minutes. Rinse and set aside.
Peel arrowroot and cut into slices.
Put all ingredients into a pot together with water. Bring to a boil over high heat. Turn to low heat and simmer for 2 hours. Serve.

Cheryl

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Aenean commodo ligula eget dolor Aenean massa.Aenean commodo ligula eget dolor Aenean massa.