Conch Soup with Lotus Root 晌螺蓮藕湯

Conch Soup with Lotus Root 晌螺蓮藕湯

Ingredients:

  • 2 lb (1 kg) pork leg bones;
  • 12 chicken feet, about 1 lb (0.5 kg);
  • 2 - 2 1/2 lb (1 -1.25 kg) conch, about 5 or 6 pieces;
  • 2 large lotus roots, peel and clean;
  • 1 large piece ginger, about 2 - 4 oz (60 - 120 g), peel, pound and chop;
  • 6 cups (1,440 ml) water;
  • 1/2 cup inexpensive salt, for cleaning;
  • Sea salt.

Recipe:

Serving for 4

  1. Add 4 cups of water to a large stock pot on medium high heat;
  2. Add chopped ginger;
  3. Add 2 cups of water to a separate medium stock pot on medium high heat;
  4. Clean chicken feet and conch with salt, you can use inexpensive salt;
  5. Add clean pork bones, chicken feet and conch to the medium size pot when water comes to a boil;
  6. Boil for 5 - 10 minutes and wash them off under cold running water;
  7. Transfer all the bones to the large pot;
  8. Add sea salt;
  9. Lower to simmer after it comes back to a boil for 1 1/2 to 2 hours;
  10. Add lotus roots and cook for another 45 minutes;
  11. Take out lotus roots and conch, slice to 1/2” (1 cm) thick pieces;
  12. Put on the bottom of a bowl and top with conch;
  13. Add soup and serve hot.

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