Detox Herbal Vegetable Broth
This detox herbal vegetarian broth cleanses your body and balances your system. It has a nutty and slightly sweet aroma that is both hearty and refreshing. {vegan, gluten-free}
Prep Time: 10 minutes mins
Cook Time: 3 hours hrs
Total Time: 3 hours hrs 10 minutes mins
Course: Main
Cuisine: Chinese
Keyword: Hot and Sour Soup
Servings: 6 to 8 cups
Author: Maggie Zhu
- 3 corns on the cob , chop to 2-inch chunks
- 1 ( 1 lbs / 450 g) daikon radish , chopped
- 1 cup dried shiitake mushrooms , rinsed
- 4 green onions , halved lengthwise
- 1 thumb ginger , sliced
Herbal Mix (1 Pack Herbal Soup Mix for Detoxification)
- 1/4 cup dried goji berries (Gou Ji Zi)
- 1/4 cup loosely packed dried lily bulbs (Bai He)
- 1/4 cup white lotus seeds (Lian Zi)
- 3 tablespoon euryale seeds (Qian Shi)
- 2 tablespoons Chinese almonds (Xing Ren)
- 8 pieces dried Chinese wild yam (Huai Shan)
- 8 pieces longan (Longyan)
- 2 pieces codonopsis root (Dang Shen)
Cook in pressure cooker
Combine all the ingredients in a pressure cooker and add 6 to 8 cups water to cover all the ingredients. Cook at high pressure for 30 minutes. If using an Instant Pot, choose manual, and set timer to 30 minutes. If using a stovetop pressure cooker, cook over medium-high heat until high pressure is reached. Turn to medium low heat. Continue to cook 30 minutes.
Serve
Filter the soup with a fine mesh to remove the solids. From the herb mix, all the herbs except codonopsis root are edible. You can either serve them with the soup or discard them with the rest of the herbs.
You can serve and drink the broth directly, or you can make it into a noodle soup following this post.