Bak Ku Teh

This Ba Ku Teh recipe was derived by "dissecting" the package of herbal soup that I bought from KL. It was freshly packed with herbs and came with a packet of seasoning which I suspect was nothing else except salt, pepper, sugar and MSG.

In case you are not aware, you can use Ba Ku Teh as one of the tonic soup for confinement which my 1st confinement lady served me.

Ingredients

• 玉竹 (Yu Zhu) x 1 handful
• 人参roots(ren shen xu) 或泡参片 (pao shen slices) x 8 small pieces
• 当归 (dang gui) x 3 slices
• 八角 (ba jiao) x 1 and 1/2
• 川弓 (chuan gong) x 1 tablespoon
• 枸杞子(gou qi zi) x 1 tablespoon
• 楜椒粒(peppercorn) x 2 and 1/2 to 3 tablespoon crushed and (reduce if don’t like too spicy)
• Garlic cloves x 2 whole fruits (around 20 pcs)
• Water x 4 litres
• Pork Rib x 1 to 3 Kg depend on how much you want to eat
• Pig Stomach (optional) x 1
• Canned Mushroom (optional) x 1
• Tau Pok (optional) x 5

Seasoning

• Dark Soy Sauce x 1 teaspoon (if u want it to be black color)
• Light Soy Sauce x 1 teaspoon \
• Pepper
• Salt
• Sugar (little bit)

Methods

1. Blanch pork ribs with hot water.
2. Put all ingredients into hot water and boil for 3 hours.
3. Season and taste to your preference.