Flu Fighting Mustard Green and Sweet Potato Soup
Description: Another medicinal Chinese soup from Grace Young's The Wisdom Of The Chinese Kitchen.It is naturally high in Vitamin C and is used to fight colds and the flu.The sweet potatoes start to dissolve in the broth and sweeten it ;otherwise this is a really bland soup,though I find it's simplicity a bit refreshing if you are already sick.For medicinal purposes the tradition is that the soup be cooked a full 3 hours.It actually tastes better if you only cook it for about 1 hour though.You could add small bits of pork and a touch of salt to make it more flavourful.
Ingredients:
- 1 lb broad leaf mustard greens (dai gai choy)
- 1 large sweet potato
- 6 cups water
Steps:
- Wash the mustard greens very thoroughly in several changes of water.When you think they are clean,wash them again!
- Cut the greens into 1'' peices.Peel and cut the sweet potato into large chunks.
- Bring all ingredients to a boil,reduce the heat to low and simmer,covered ,for 3 hours.
- Serve hot.
