Guest guest Posted May 16, 2006 Report Share Posted May 16, 2006 Thank you both for your replies. I do not use it as a medicine. I make a soup with a number of herbs both western and Chinese. I rang my Chinese herbal supplier and this was her advice: Soak for 1hr Bring to boil and simmer for a few minutes Strain water and trim off twigs. Add to soup. Seaweed is very good part of a diet because it contains a number of minerals, etc. Robin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2006 Report Share Posted May 16, 2006 Hi again! > I do not use it as a medicine. I make a soup with a number of herbs both > western and Chinese. Now why did I think 'medicine' - probably because the pages on the net dealing with this particular seaweed were to do with Chinese herbal medicine ;-) > I rang my Chinese herbal supplier and this was her advice: > > Soak for 1hr > Bring to boil and simmer for a few minutes > Strain water and trim off twigs. > Add to soup. That would do it! Trim off the tough twigs after soaking but *before* simmering LOL The obvious soluition is often the right one. > Seaweed is very good part of a diet because it contains a number of > minerals, etc. I put seaweed in miso soup, in some bean dishes, and of course in some salads or *as* salad. Wonderful flavours out there! I have a couple of recipes of my own in the Recipes Files. Under Salads I have a simple SeaVegetable Salad With Chilies, and in the OT Recipe File, also in the salad folder, I have a Beet, Apple and Seaweed Salad which is very popular with friends. Nice to have you here - maybe your soup recipe would be enjoyed by us too? Best love, Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2006 Report Share Posted May 17, 2006 Welcome to the group, Robin... As for your question, I have a couple for you too! Do you make soup ahead of time and then freeze it? A whole month's worth? Wow - that is good planning! As for the haizao, which I'm not familiar with, what kind of substance is this? Is it woody? Could you grind the haizao by itself (dry) into a powder? I would try a Vitamix, if you have one, or a coffee grinder kind of appliance. Is there any reason why the soup must be smooth? How did the person who suggested this food recommend it be taken? Can you just dice the haizao and leave it at that? A stick blender probably wouldn't incorporate something that is a hard substance, so I would go with the grinding/pulverizing method myself. Jeanne >Message 3 > " Robin " benfordlaw > Mon May 15, 2006 10:50am(PDT) >Cooking with Haizao > >Any chance of an early reply because I am due to make next month's soup >in a few day's time. > >Robin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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