Watercress Soup 西洋菜汤
Ingredients:
500g or 2 bundles Watercress
500g Pork ribs ~ rinsed and scalded with boiling water
20g Dried scallops 干贝
15 Red dates 红枣
10 pips Garlic
2 litre Water
Put all ingredients in a pot and bring to boil. Then lower heat and simmer for 2 hours. Season with salt before serve.
This is one of my family favourite soups and we have it quite frequently at home.
Watercress contains significant amounts of iron, calcium and folic acid, in addition to vitamin A and C.
Hi Ann, can I add in red dates, dried octopus, and wolfberries in addition to your recipe? I wont be using pork ribs but chicken carcass and chicken feet. Thanks
Ai Li, yes of course. In fact I think dried octopus tastes better than dried scallops.
Thank you, Ann! Its such a joy learning to cook and bake from you. I always fall back on your recipes for they never fail to impress!
Hi Divina: Yes this is a healthy soup. You can also add honey dates if you don't have red dates.
My dad used to make this soup at home but he only used pork and just add the watercress. But it's good to add some dates and dried scallops. I happen to have some watercress here too. 😀
A wonderful soup! Healthy and pleasant!
cheers,
Rosa
Murasaki: You want me to send you some.. :DD
Damn…I want some of those dried scallops! This looks good. lol
Hi Anshika,
Watercress is well suited to hydroponic cultivation, thriving in water.
Info from Wiki: Watercress is widely believed to help defend against lung cancer and due to high iodine content, watercress has a strengthening effect on the thyroid gland.
Watercress is so versatile and is delicious when mixed into a light salad.
This is one of my favourite soup! yum!!
Lovely soup Anncoo. I have first heard about watercress. Can you tell me a bit more about it.
SIS: Outside food usually added MSG.
Heavenly Housewife: Thanks 🙂
Dolly: Yes, you can add chicken if you don't eat pork.
Keats: There many versions in add your own ingredients.
Christine: Thank you *.*
This is such a healthy and cooling soup. It looks delicious!
I enjoy this soup but have never added scallops to it. Should be even more flavoursome.
Beautiful Clicks. Ur soup looks so comforting and delicious. Appropriate for the cold weather here. Healthy as well.Ancoo, I do not eat Pork, could I substitute it for Chicken instead.
I like this soup, but never cooked b4, normally buy from outside….
What a fantastic looking soup. I really like the ingredients you used.
I hope you are having a wonderful weekend.
*kisses* HH
CBL: Thanks 🙂 Yes, sometime I also use fig and almond, depend on what ingredients I have in the fridge.
Doria: Thank you! Next time when you're in Singapore, you must try this soup ~ it's delicious and healthy.
c'est une soupe que tu me fais découvrir ! Je ne suis pas sur de trouver tous les ingrédients en France.
Bisous, Doria
I cooked this last Sunday. Everyone in my family loves watercress soup.
I didn't try cooking with dried scallop before. Next time must try ur version.
Just to share, I like to cook it with pork ribs, fig and almond (南杏&北杏). Sometimes I also add some red dates.
Pigpigscorner: Too bad 🙁 Be home soon so you try all your favourites food.
Simone: Oh really? Look forward to see your post 😀
Natashya: You can steam the red dates with chicken as well.
Katy: Thanks 🙂
Natasha: Thank you for your comments and thanks for visiting 🙂
I love anything with pork! Yum!
Best wishes, Natasha.
Watercress has a very limited availability here. I would certainly like to try this as I do like the flavor of watercress. Beautiful presentation and picture.
Looks really tasty! I just found some red dates in the local market the other day.
What a delicious looking soup and what a coincidence too as I was just writing something about the watercress… 🙂 It looks lovely!
My grandmother used to cook this a lot, very nutritious and tasty, too bad I can't find the veg here.
ICooK4Fun, Tigerfish, Sophia, Zurin, Erica: Thanks you *-*
What a healthy and delicious soup!!!!
what a lovely colour…my favourite colour!!! :)) mmm…..delicious too im sure.
Oh this was one of my favorite soup, and the only soup I ate back in Singapore! Brings back good memories…
This is good soup!
I just love this type of soup. It is so great especially for our cold winter now.
Pei-Lin: Both of us are Cantonese, right? We always have “褒汤” home.
Lindsey: Sure, please come over now 😀
Faith: Thanks. Can add sweet dates or figs too.
Rebecca, My Asian Kitchen, Peachkins, JW:
Thank you for your nice comments 🙂
Kenny: This is a true Cantonese soup, my grandma used to cook this when I was a little girl.
Sonia: Watercress cannot be kept the fridge for more than 2 days.
Chapot: Chinese usually cook watercress in soup or stir fry, I must try your recipe.
Padhu: No watercress? I thought this is available everywhere.
very interesting soup!
dates..watercress and garlic…What a combination…so different. Will definitely make this one 🙂
yunmy what a healthy soup
a healthy vege and soup! love it!
What a pretty soup! I love how you added red dates!
I have never had this soup before. I am glad to get all these healthy recipe ideas! I definitely want to try it. Did you save me some?
Oh, Ann … This is one of the good old soup I grew up having … and still am having every so often! I love it for its simplicity, burst of full flavors & healthy use of ingredients!
Keep it up! Have a great weekend yea?
Cheers,
Pei-Lin
Looks delicious.We do not get watercress here or may be I should hunt for it.
I like, … I love watercress soup but I do it with potatoes and cream, your recipe is so amazing and gorgeous, I, absolutly, have to try !
Ha, this remind me I have a bag of watercress in my fridge have yet to cook soup, no chance to cook since I eating out these few days.I think spoil already by this time, hehehe..
Wow, this soup reminds me of my home and childhood!! Thanks for sharing.
Sarah, Vrinda, Debbie: Thank you for your nice comments.
Looks delicious and so different! Love the addition of dates!
Unique soup with interesting ingredients…perfect for this season…
That sounds great ..looks so delicious..
Thank you, Olive 😀
this looks so delicious, perfect for cold days..Thanks, Anncoo! 🙂
Rachel: 煮这个汤，可以很随意的加自己喜欢的配料。
Mamatkamal: Thank you:D
August Yang: I'm sure everyone in the family likes this healthy soup.
Quinn: Can you get watercress in Adelaide?
Tina, Sushma, Palidor, icafe, Wen, 3 hungry tummies: Thank you for your compliments, I think this is a favourite soup in every Chinese families.