Chinese yam Soup recipe

After a three week fight I was finally over with my cold and allergy by this weekend. This epic was one of the worst I’ve ever experience. I attribute my recovery to nonstop intake of various medicines as well as my secret weapon – a tasty and nutritious soup made with Chinese yam and pork spareribs.

This easy to make Chinese yam and spareribs soup shares many similarities with the pig trotter soup I made to cure my cold last December. As I mentioned last time, both goji berry and Chinese yam are thought to have incredible medical use in Chinese cooking.

Chinese yam is used widely in all kinds of Chinese dishes. Besides its slight sweet taste this root vegetable is rich in protein, and vitamin B, C, E. Additionally, Chinese yam is a perfect diet meal. It is high in fiber and a low in calorie so it makes you feel full very easily without guilt.

Goji berry is sold in specialty stores and Whole Foods. The fresh Chinese yam is available in Chinese or Japanese supermarket. Alternatively you can also just the dried Chinese yam(淮山) .