Cherry & Dennis Helper Habitat

Snow Fungus and Pear Sweet Soup

雪耳雪梨糖水

Snow Fungus and Pear Sweet Soup — finished dish

Total time: 110 min
Difficulty: Medium
Servings: 4 servings

Recipe overview

Snow fungus is simmered soft before adding pear, with no meat or medicinal herbs.

01

Ingredients

Main ingredients

20 g dried snow fungus
600 g Asian pears

Sweet soup

1.5 L water
50 g rock sugar

Soaking water

1 L water

Snow Fungus and Pear Sweet Soup — ingredients

02

Tools

kitchen knife
cutting board
mixing bowl
measuring spoons
measuring jug
lidded pot
sieve
ladle

Snow Fungus and Pear Sweet Soup — tools

03

Steps

Snow Fungus and Pear Sweet Soup — Soak snow fungus in cold water thirty minutes

Step 1

Soak snow fungus in cold water thirty minutes

Soak snow fungus in cold water thirty minutes.

Snow Fungus and Pear Sweet Soup — Discard soaking water and rinse each frond

Step 2

Discard soaking water and rinse each frond

Discard soaking water and rinse each frond.

Snow Fungus and Pear Sweet Soup — Cut away the hard yellow base

Step 3

Cut away the hard yellow base

Cut away the hard yellow base.

Snow Fungus and Pear Sweet Soup — Tear fungus into two-centimetre pieces

Step 4

Tear fungus into two-centimetre pieces

Tear fungus into two-centimetre pieces.

Snow Fungus and Pear Sweet Soup — Place 1

Step 5

Place 1

Place 1.5 litres water and fungus in the pot.

Snow Fungus and Pear Sweet Soup — Boil at least one minute, then partly cover and simmer thirty-five minutes

Step 6

Boil at least one minute, then partly cover and simmer thirty-five minutes

Boil at least one minute, then partly cover and simmer thirty-five minutes.

Snow Fungus and Pear Sweet Soup — Wash and peel pears; cut open and remove cores

Step 7

Wash and peel pears; cut open and remove cores

Wash and peel pears; cut open and remove cores.

Snow Fungus and Pear Sweet Soup — Cut pear flesh into three-centimetre chunks

Step 8

Cut pear flesh into three-centimetre chunks

Cut pear flesh into three-centimetre chunks.

Snow Fungus and Pear Sweet Soup — Add pear and simmer twenty to twenty-five minutes

Step 9

Add pear and simmer twenty to twenty-five minutes

Add pear and simmer twenty to twenty-five minutes.

Snow Fungus and Pear Sweet Soup — Check fungus is soft and pear cooked, then add rock sugar

Step 10

Check fungus is soft and pear cooked, then add rock sugar

Check fungus is soft and pear cooked, then add rock sugar.

Snow Fungus and Pear Sweet Soup — Stir gently and simmer three minutes until sugar dissolves

Step 11

Stir gently and simmer three minutes until sugar dissolves

Stir gently and simmer three minutes until sugar dissolves.

Snow Fungus and Pear Sweet Soup — Divide fungus, pear and sweet broth into bowls; cool slightly

Step 12

Divide fungus, pear and sweet broth into bowls; cool slightly

Divide fungus, pear and sweet broth into bowls; cool slightly.

Common mistakes

Remove hard bases and soak first; adding pear too early makes it collapse.

Tips

Small pieces soften more easily; add hot water if too thick. This recipe is dessert, with no cough-treatment or medical claims.