Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Burdock Root Soup with Chinese Herbs (Ngau Pong, Gobo, U-Eong, Niupangzi)


Young Burdock Roots can grow to about 1 metre in length and are widely used in Asian countries as food. This wonderful root contain potassium, amino acid and calcium. It is also believed that Burdock roots can increase lactation. However, it is not suitable for pregnant woman because it can cause premature uterus contraction.
Burdock root soup is good for detoxifying our body. It has a little earth taste and goes along well with pork ribs in soup. I do not have pork ribs in stock, so I just used some chicken bones instead.
This is a simple Burdock root soup recipe.

Ingredients
Pork Ribs or Chicken Carcass, 500 gms
Burdock Root (Ngau Pong), 1 pc, remove skins and cut into 2 inches length
Chinese Red Dates, 10pcs
Carrot, 1 pc, cut into bite sizes
Pepper, to taste
Garlic, 1 bulb
Salt to taste
Water, 10 rice bowls or enough to cover ingredients above 3 "

Pour water into pot and bring to a boil. Add in pork ribs or chicken carcass. Put in the rest of the ingredients. Boil under low heat for 2 hours.
Serve while still hot.
I love my Burdock soup with some chilli padi (bird eye chilly) in light soya sauce. yum yum!


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20 comments:

  1. JeannieAugust 10, 2011 at 8:28 AM

    Hi Pete! I am always curious about this root whenever I see them at the market but have never bought it before! So now I know how to cook this healthy root:) I'll cook it one day just to satisfy my curiosity on the taste:D Thanks!

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  2. wennAugust 10, 2011 at 9:23 AM

    not sure what is that..

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  3. ChristineAugust 10, 2011 at 10:21 AM

    this looks so good, I LOVE soup.

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  4. HayleyAugust 10, 2011 at 10:33 AM

    I dint know about this thing. How does it taste?

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  5. YannieAugust 10, 2011 at 12:20 PM

    Is this Chinese Yam? We call it "wai san". I like this type of soup

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  6. yvonneAugust 10, 2011 at 12:24 PM

    I haven't got the chance to cook with this root yet. Will go meet the vege vendor this weekend ;p

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  7. Small KucingAugust 10, 2011 at 1:28 PM

    saw in pasar. Didnt know what is that. Okie...will try out this soup :)

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  8. suituapuiAugust 10, 2011 at 1:35 PM

    Buttock? I mean Burdock? Never heard of or seen that... What's it good for, sooooooo long? LOL!!!

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  9. Alice LawAugust 10, 2011 at 1:40 PM

    Ahhhh... I should hv had this whn I pregnant with Juan Juan, I had a hard time bf her whn she was born.

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  10. ladyviralAugust 10, 2011 at 2:21 PM

    Seems like a real refreshing soup... Will come here to learn about it one day :p

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  11. Aunty LiewAugust 10, 2011 at 3:32 PM

    I had once bought this for cook as a dish, it was very itch when peering its skin. This soup really sound easy to me, will try this.

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  12. MerrynAugust 10, 2011 at 3:40 PM

    I dunno what this is but I'm a fan of soup and is really keen to try this!

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  13. Annie QAugust 10, 2011 at 4:46 PM

    I love this soup, i boil this soup quite often too. Sometime i will make a switch with "huai shan", also another good soup to nourish the lung.

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  14. [SK]August 11, 2011 at 11:53 AM

    oh, i don't know this is called burdock root.. we have this soup quite often at home..

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  15. smAugust 11, 2011 at 7:05 PM

    interesting
    dont know about this dish

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  16. lenaAugust 13, 2011 at 12:29 AM

    that's really a very long one you're holding!

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  17. willie a.k.a reptozAugust 13, 2011 at 9:02 AM

    Wow! The root is very long.

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  18. mommyscchoo@gmail.comAugust 13, 2011 at 11:08 AM

    i should try this, since u said it is good for detox.

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  19. இ Baŋäŋaz இAugust 13, 2011 at 9:45 PM

    Thought you meant bulldog something haha have not hear of in English as well in Chinese. Not lotus root mah? haha. Good for health no need ot ask just whack will do

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  20. ChloeRuoyiAugust 16, 2011 at 3:44 PM

    This burdock root is anti-cancer too. My MIL boils this every now and then. It's almost flavourless to me... so it should go well with any soup, I think.

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