White Carrot Soup with Dried Octopus (白萝卜汤）

White carrots, though look less attractive, they are as tasty as orange carrots and is a good alternative to the traditional orange carrots.  They are good sources of dietary fibre which help to fight against colon cancer.  White carrots are also good for digestion. 

I often cook the white carrot soup with red dates and wofberries.  Sometime, i added dried octopus to the recipe for a richer flavor and here sharing the recipe with dried octopus.   

Ingredients:

• 2L water
• 1-2 white carrots (skin removed & cut into slices)
• Pork ribs or pork meat
• 2 dried octopus (cut into pieces) 
• 1 tbsp wolfberries (枸杞)
• 6 red dates
• Salt to taste (optional)

Step:

1. Thoroughly clean the pork ribs/meat, rinse it with hot boiling water
2. Wash/rinse the dried octopus, wolfberries and red dates
3. Bring 2L of water to boil in a pot, add the pork ribs/meat and white carrot
4. Cook on medium heat for 10-15min 
5. Add all the rest of the ingredients and simmer under medium-low heat for 1.5 - 2 hours
6. Add a dash of salt and stir well
7. Serve warm