Sweet Soup Ching Bo Leung (Chè sâm bổ lượng) Recipe

 

Ingredients

50g Barley 

100g Dried Red Dates

100g Dried Lotus Seed

75g Dried Logan

10g Dried Fructus Lycii (Goji Berries)

25g Dried Kelp

2 Lo Han Kuo

400g Rock Sugar or to taste

Pandan Leaves

2 liters Water

Soak in hot water the following ingredients 100g Dried Red Dates, 100g Dried Logan, 50g Barley, 25g Dried Kelp, 75g Dried Lotus Seed and 10g Dried Fructus Lycii. 

When the Dried Kelp soften, rinse with cold water.  Set aside.

After soaking the Barley in hot water for 30 minutes.  Rinse with water a few times.  Fill a pot with some water and boil the Barley and then add in the Lotus Seed.  Boil both until soften, drain out the water and set aside. 

Rinse the Dried Red Dates and Dried Logan, set aside

Crack open 2 Lo Han Kuo and remove the shell. Fill a large pot with 2 liters of water and add in the Lo Han Kuo.  Let it simmer on medium heat.  Add in 400g Rock Sugar or to taste.  Remove the Lo Han Kuo from the pot after the sugar melts.  Add in the Pandan Leaves. Continue to let the pot simmer. Add in the Red Dates. Add in the cooked Barley and Lotus Seed. Add Logan.  Add Fructus Lycii. Add Kelp.  Continue to let it summer for about 30 minutes.  Let it cool and place in refrigerator.  Serve cold and enjoy!