Pork ribs with Gold and Silver Vegetables (金银菜排骨汤)

This is a soup that I recently consume. Due to the hazy weather and am having dry cough; I find this soup nourishes the lungs and clear my throat which also reduce the heat in the body. This soup is suitable for the old and the young. This soup does contain sweet and bitter almonds, which in TCM is beneficial for clearing the lungs and stop coughing. Do refer to this article about Sweet & Bitter Almonds.

Pork ribs with Gold and Silver Vegetables -金银菜排骨汤(serves 4)

120g        Dried Chinese cabbage

600g        Fresh Chinese Cabbage

600g        Spare ribs (blanched)

10g          Sweet & Bitter Almonds

3.5l          Water

3g            Dried Tangerine Peel

2              Honey Dates

Salt to taste

1. First rinse the dried Chinese cabbage properly then soak it in clear water for about 1 hour.
2. Wash the Chinese cabbage and rinse the tangerine peel and honey dates.
3. Place all ingredients except the Chinese cabbage in a pot and bring to boil over high heat, add salt to taste, then turn in down and simmer for about 2 hours.
4. Place the fresh Chinese cabbage in and simmer for another 1/2 hour.