White Radish with Dried Oyster Soup

I love soups. It's tasty and satisfying. Especially the ones my mum made for me as a child. Mum's cooking is often the most memorable isn't it? Thinking of this always reminds me of one of my favourite - white radish with dried oyster soup. I love the oysters!! Totally yum! My ma always add in extra oysters just for me. :)

Other bits in the soup are tasty as well - the white radish, the pork bones (ok, not the bones, but the little bits of flesh that's stuck on it is YUM!). And the soup itself, infused with the sweetness of the radish, oysters and the pork. Delicious!

For those of you familiar with the Chinese concept of heatiness, this soup's meant to be cooling. Or should I say, the white radish is considered cooling. So for those who are on the watch for what's heaty/cooling, take note!! :P


White Radish with Dried Oyster Soup

Ingredients:

• 1kg pork bones
• 500g pork loin
• 1 large white radish
• At least 8 pces of dried oysters
• Half a dried cuttlefish (increases sweetness of the soup)
• 12-15 red dates
• Salt to taste
  

Method:

1. Boil a pot of water (about 1.7l)
2. Cut the radish into large cubes. You can pit the red dates as well if you prefer.
   
3. In a separate saucepan/pot, boil some water and blanch the pork (bones and loin).
4. When the pot of water is boiling, add in the pork, the white radish, oyster, cuttlefish and dates.
5. Lower the gas and leave to boil on low fire for at least 2 hours.
6. After around 90mins, check the amount of water. Add more hot boiling water if necessary and continue to boil the soup. If water is added, boil longer than 2hrs due to the dilution.
7. Salt to taste.

Enjoy!! :)