Detoxifies Soup

These days weather is pretty bad, either rainy or sunshine day. So in order to keep healthy, I come up with a new meal that we would include at least 3 - 4 of these Detocifies Soup in our dinner. In short, soup is like the rain after draught for your skin so you should have some in a week. Loofah(丝瓜) is rich in vitamins B and C. It also clears Heat, Detoxifies, promotes blood circulation and prevents skin aging. This soup whitens the skin and improves wrinkles and prevents freckles.


Asparagus goes well with Mushroom and Oyster Sauce. And it's also much cheaper to cook it at home that having it outside the restaurant. I remember I having this dish last week at a Thai Restaurant and it's cost about $10 for that. But If I prepare it myself, it cost about $3.50 for the Australia Asparagus and $1 for the Fresh Mushroom... so after all it's still much more cheaper and bigger serving.



Ingredients:
1 Medium Loofah(丝瓜), cut into thick cubes
150g Sheng Yu Fillet, cut into strips
1 Packet of Enokitake Mushroom(金针菇)
5-6 Small Dried Scallops(干贝)
4 Dried Mussels(干淡菜)
1 Packet Of Soup Doufu, cut into cubes
300ml Pre-packed Chicken Stock
700ml Water

Methods:
1. Soak the Dried Mussels and Scallops in hot water for about 15 minutes, drained and set aside.
2. Rinse the fish fillet, slice and marinate with some pepper and light soy sauce then set aside for use.
3. Rinse the loofah, remove the skins and slice into big cubes.
4. Cut the end section off the enokitake mushrooms. Tear into small bunches. Rinse and drain.
5. Bring the water to boil then add in the Dried Mussels and Scallop and simmer for about 20 minutes then add in the loofah and continue to simmer for another 10 minutes.
6. Next add in the fish and doufu, when the fish is almost cooked, add in the enokitake mushroom and switch off the heat when it come to boil.

Notes:
You do not need to season the soup as it's already full of favour.

You can replace the 300ml of chicken stock to 300ml of water as well. But then you will need to season the soup with a bit of salt.