Spare Ribs and Lotus Root Soup 排骨藕汤

Overview

Chinese Name: 排骨藕汤

English Name: Spare Ribs and Lotus Root Soup

Category: Hubei cuisine湖北菜

Main Ingredients: Spareribs; Lotus root

Spare Ribs and Lotus Root Soup 排骨藕汤
Spare Ribs and Lotus Root Soup

Spare Ribs and Lotus Root Soup排骨藕汤 is a traditional famous dish in Hubei Province湖北省, belonging to Hubei cuisine湖北菜. This dish is made of ribs, lotus root, and other main ingredients. It has both the sweetness of lotus root and the fragrance of ribs. It is a good choice for a warm and delicious soup.

Spare Ribs and Lotus Root Soup 排骨藕汤
Ribs and lotus root soup with medlar

Hubei people love soup, and there is a saying that “no soup, no table无汤不成席”. Hubei is rich in lotus root, which is tender and white, and is very sweet when eaten raw. It is famous all over the country. Hubei people like to take lotus root and meat bones to simmer in soup, simmer gently until the meat is rotten and the bones are removed, and the lotus root pieces taste glutinous and crisp.

The most wonderful soup tastes delicious and sweet. I can’t help sighing that the partner of lotus root fragrance and meat fragrance is a perfect match in the world! The most famous is the soup of pork ribs and lotus root.

Spare Ribs and Lotus Root Soup 排骨藕汤
Attractive Spare Ribs and Lotus Root Soup

Ribs and lotus root soup is also essential dishes for Hubei to receive distinguished guests. This dish is fresh, delicious, nutritious, appetizing, and beneficial to blood, and has the effect of nourishing qi and calcium.

For Hubei people, pork ribs and lotus root soup represent the taste of home. Now, even if you can eat this dish all over the country, if you don’t use Hubei good lotus root, it will taste worse.

Spare Ribs and Lotus Root Soup 排骨藕汤
Delicious Spare Ribs and Lotus Root Soup

The selection of lotus root is also very particular. First, the lotus root should be not too crisp in taste. It tastes soft and sweet, and tastes very good; Second, do not use the tip of the lotus root. The tip of the lotus root is too tender, and the tip of the lotus root has a smell of water.

Spare Ribs and Lotus Root Soup is described as “a must-order dish if you want to eat Hubei food, no matter the size of the restaurant”. Honghu lotus root in Hubei Province is rich in starch, protein, vitamins, and other ingredients. It tastes smooth and comfortable, and is known as the “treasure in the water水中之宝”. Moreover, the variety and quality of lotus roots are among the top in China. Honghu lotus root in Hubei is said to be the most delicious lotus root, and the best time to eat lotus root is after the Mid-Autumn Festival中秋节.

Spare Ribs and Lotus Root Soup 排骨藕汤
Delicious soup

Spareribs can nourish the spleen and stomach, and reasonable consumption of spareribs can protect the function of the spleen and stomach. Ribs can provide heme (organic iron) and cysteine to promote iron absorption and can improve iron deficiency anemia. Spareribs are rich in trace elements such as iron and zinc, which can strengthen bones and muscles. Ribs are rich in sarcosine, which can enhance physical strength and make people energetic.

How to make Spare Ribs and Lotus Root Soup?

Ingredients:

  • 300g ribs
  • 300g lotus roots
  • 2 shallots
  • 1 piece of ginger
  • 1 tablespoon cooking wine
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
  • 2 teaspoons refined salt
  • 1 teaspoon monosodium glutamate
Spare Ribs and Lotus Root Soup 排骨藕汤
Homemade Spare Ribs and Lotus Root Soup

Instruction:

  • Step 1, Wash the ribs and cut them into 3cm long sections; Scrape off the rough skin on the lotus root surface, cut it into pieces and wash it; Wash the ginger and cut it in half.
  • Step 2, Put some water in the pot, add half of the ginger, chives, and cooking wine, bring to a boil, then put the ribs into the pot, boil for a short time and remove for later use.
  • Step 3, Put the frying pan on the fire, add water, put the ribs, half of the ginger, and chives into it, boil it over the high fire, remove all the foam, and then turn to the low fire, stew for about 20 minutes.
  • Step 4, Pour lotus root, ribs, and soup into the casserole, stew for another 30 minutes, pick out ginger and chives and put in refined salt, pepper and MSG instead.
Spare Ribs and Lotus Root Soup 排骨藕汤
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