Pork Ribs with Chinese Mustard (Gai Choy) Soup

This soup is very refreshing and yummylicious..  Chinese mustard is delicious and you can also stir-fry it with tofu which I have posted previously.      

Ingredients :

- 500 gm of  pork ribs (washed and blanched)

- 1 head of Chinese mustard (washed and cut)

- 3 carrots (peeled and cut)

- 4 big thumbsized ginger (washed and crushed)

- 2 whole garlic (washed and crushed)

Method :

1)  Boil enough water for soup.

2)  Put all the ingredients in once the water started to boil.

3)  Boil for about 1 hour.

4)  Season with salt and serve hot.

Just realised that I have forgotten to take a shot of the soup in a serving bowl when I wanted to upload the photos into my computer.  Age is catching up, hehehe... :)

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White Radish (Daikon) with Chicken Soup

White radish or daikon is an excellent source of potassium, folate, vitamin C and also magnesium.  Besides it is believed to stimulate appetite, treat liver and gallbladder problems, and improves bowel movement.  It is also good for sore throat, digestion and expel phlegm . However, a word of caution. Chinese believe that you are not supposed to take white radish if you are on medication or herbal tonic as white radish neutralises the efficacy of any medicine or health tonics.  So whatever health supplement you take would go down the drain!

Here is a common and simple white radish soup that we used to cook. It is common to add dried cuttlefish to the soup. However, I prefer a simple and healthier soup minus the dried cuttlefish.

Ingredients :

- 2 white radish (washed, peeled and cut into chunks)

- Carrots (optional; sometimes I add carrots)

- 1/2 chicken (cleaned, cut and blanched)

- some dried mushrooms (washed, soaked and cut into halves.  This time I used the stems only which I used to collect and store in the freezer)

- 8 to 10 red dates

- 1 tbsp Chinese wolfberries (kei qi)

- salt (to taste)

Method :

1)  Fill pot with enough water for the soup.  Add white radish, mushrooms and red dates.  Boil at high heat.

2)  When the water started to boil, add chicken and boil at high heat for about 15 minutes.  Then, lower the heat and continue to boil for 1 hour.

3)  Add kei qi and boil at low heat for another 1/2 or 1 hour.

4)  Season with salt and serve hot.

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Stir Fried Tofu with Chinese Mustard (Gai Choy) - Meatless Recipe

Mustard greens are most often stir-fried or pickled and there's where our salted veggies (ham choy/kiam chai) come from! Our asam gai choy or kiam chai boey is often made with leftovers from a large meal especially during Chinese New Year. It involves stewing mustard greens with tamarind, dried chilies and leftover meals. Sometimes we would do it with fresh meats instead of the leftover meals. It is very yummy.....

I love gai choy and so do my family members. Besides kiam chai boey, I would boil soup with it or just a simple stir fry. We also love gai choy rice or porridge! Here is a simple stir-fry gai choy with fried tofu. Hope you like it.

Ingredients :- 
- 2 leaves of mustard greens (washed and sliced)
- 6 pcs of hard tofu (cut and deep fried. Set aside)
- some shredded carrot
- 1 thumbsized ginger (washed and crushed)
- garlic (washed and finely chopped)

Seasonings : (to taste)
- soy sauce
- salt

cooking oil

Method :
1) Heat oil in a wok. Saute garlic and ginger until aromatic.

2) Stir fry gai choy and shredded carrots.

3) Add fried tofu and stir for a while.

4) Add seasonings. Stir fry and mix well. If too dry, add some water.

5) Dish out and serve.

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