I Can Drink Ma Ma's Chinese Watercress Soup EVERY DAY! 👵❤️ (西洋菜汤)

This Chinese Watercress Soup will make every family weekday dinner complete. It's full of nutrients and is refreshingly light, packed with earthy flavors to keep you satisfied for the whole week!
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🥣 INGREDIENTS 🥣
• 5 L chicken and pork stock (use more pork ribs if you like eating it with the soup)
• 2 bundles watercress (we buy it from the local Asian supermarket)
• 3 dehydrated shiitake mushrooms
• 2 dried honey dates
• 2 carrots (peeled and sliced)
• 3 dried jujubes (Chinese red dates)
• 1 tsp salt (or to taste)
• 1 tbsp chicken bouillon powder
👩‍🍳 INSTRUCTIONS 👨‍🍳
1. Bring the chicken and pork stock to a boil and add the chicken bouillon powder along with the salt.
2. Throw in the carrots, mushrooms, honey dates and jujubes and let it simmer for 15 minutes.
3. When the carrots have softened, bring the broth up to a boil and add the watercress in.
4. Keep the soup on a medium to low heat so that it gently simmers for another 20 minutes.
5. To serve, enjoy as is or pour over your leftover rice!
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0:00 - Intro
0:30 - Making the stock
0:45 - Preparing and washing the watercress
1:38 - Preparing the carrots
1:47 - Adding the dried ingredients
1:58 - Cooking the watercress
2:23 - Tips for the best results
2:48 - Let's enjoy the memories!
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▸ Chinese Watercress Soup recipe by Ma Ma (Grandma)
▸ Produced and Edited by Jeannette Ta
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[@feibabacooks9202]

Watercress soup is such a classic and comforting one! I love that you added some carrots 🥕😋

[@WokandKin]

It sure is! I love how soft the carrots become in this soup!

[@garychan7805]

Beautiful emotional recipe… brings back memories! Thank you!

[@WokandKin]

Thank you, Gary! 🙏 Your memories must be so similar to mine. My hope is to share these wonderful family experiences so everyone can reconnect with their favorite memories! Enjoy the many recipes to come ❤️

[@g.h.7661]

This is sooo well done & simple & engaging, I was looking all over trying to choose the best recipe but I don’t need to look any more. Thank you!!

[@WokandKin]

You’re so kind! Thank you for such beautiful words 🥰 I hope you enjoy this recipe and all the ones that we share! ❤️

[@Myusernameistakenwtf]

So adorable. Your mom dresses just like my Apo, I swear she has the exact same shirt, same jade bracelet 😭

[@WokandKin]

Ohhh! Yes! That’s my Ma Ma (Grandma) ❤️ I suspect many grandmas dress like that. It’s so endearing 🥰 Does your Apo cook for your family too?

[@WokandKin]

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How do you liked to enjoy watercress?