Wednesday 23 September 2015

Throwback of Pear with Mi Zao & Chinese Almonds Soup

Readers of my blog would most likely know that one of the earliest natural remedies I've tried was the Double-Boiled Asian Pear since it has been the most popular post till date. I would say that this is a "tweaked" recipe of that. I was quite reluctant to add mi zao when my mum first introduced it to me as the dates are soaked in a raw sugar solution during the preservation process. However, since BB is already two, a bit of sugar now & then won't hurt I guess ;) There're various reasons why this is an ideal soup for the recent haze. First & foremost, pears help to nourish our lungs. Furthermore, other than lung nourishing properties, Chinese almonds also help to relieve cough & asthma as well as to dissolve phlegm. As for the benefits of mi zao, it has already been explained in my earlier post Apple Corn & Honey Dates Soup to Combat the Hazy Skies.

Ingredients (serve 2 adults & 1 toddler)

1.5l of water
2 Asian pears, skinned & cut into chunks
30g of Chinese almonds (premix of sweet & bitter almonds with a higher % of sweet ones)
3 Eu Yan San mi zao


Directions:

1. Bring the ingredients in water to a boil then simmer for 2h & serve warm.


Addition of the mi zao definitely adds another layer of sweetness to this drink. My 'boys' slurped up theirs & both devoured the dates in no time at all..lolz! 

20 comments:

  1. Wow. I don't cook but this looks simple enough to prepare that I might just try to do it! Are the almonds and mizao readily available? Just have to go to the herb shop to tell them?
    Vivien ( Beautiful Chaos )

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  2. Simple enough with so few ingredients!!! Even Mr. Hubby can do it 😉
    Now I just need to find these Chinese herbs in USA... off to Chinatown!!!
    Jamie (http://karmie080808.blogspot.sg)

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  3. This is so timely because me and my little one are coughing a lot. I too have taken up a bit of cooking these days. So I am inspired to try this out. I hope my toddler would like it. He can be very picky. I am trying my best to be creative in my cooking so he would eat more healthy foods

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    1. Sorrie to hear that..hope both of u'll feel better aft drinking it! Tc & gws!!

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  4. I love this soup!!! Sometimes, when it's pear season, I just bought the pear without the almonds and mizao and it tastes amazing!

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    1. I agree..they taste so sweet even without addition of other ingredients :p

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  5. My kids love this too! Really taste good and is good for body too ;)

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    1. Yeah, I love these natural remedies which r delicious & beneficial to us!!

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  6. Sounds like something my son needs now, he's been having phlegmy cough and running nose. Thanks so much for sharing!

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    1. Hope he'll hv a speedy recovery too..sharing is caring :)

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  7. I used to have this as a kid but I've totally forgotten about the goodness of Chinese desserts and have never made any for my kids. I will make this one day and see if they'll like it. Thanks for sharing.

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    1. Hopefully they'll enjoy it too..the pleasure's mine =)

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  8. Looks like a good dessert for our hot and humid weather :)
    Thanks for sharing.

    cheers, Andy
    (SengkangBabies)

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  9. Love this simple yet nourishing recipe. May I ask can I put all the ingredients and water together and cook in a slow cooker? Thank you.
    Lingling
    https://m.facebook.com/katongkidsincblog/

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    1. Yes, you can do that too but may take a slightly longer time ;)

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