Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Confinement Recipe: Huiji Fish and Papaya Soup

Confinement soup made easy!
Excerpt from The Straits Times (Singapore)
August 8, 2007 Wednesday

'This dish is easy to prepare, low in calories and high in nutritional value. I do not need to stew Chinese herbs for hours. Instead, I add 30 to 60ml of Huiji Waist Tonic to my soup at the end. And it does not contain alcohol, which makes me feel safe as I was breast-feeding,' Ms Leong said.

Following recipe brought to you by Huiji Waist Tonic

Ingredients (serves 4):

- 700g green papaya (unripe/semi-ripe)
- 300g fish (for example snakehead, carp, seabream, pomfret)
- 12 red dates
- 2 pieces dang shen
- 5g yuzhu
- 6 slices ginger
- 30-60ml Huiji Waist Tonic
- Fish bones

How to cook:

- Put fish bones, ginger, dang shen, red dates and yuzhu in water and boil for half an hour.
- Add papaya. When it softens, add fish and simmer till fish is cooked.
- Add 30-60ml of Huiji Waist Tonic.
- Serve immediately while still piping hot. It is ideal for breastfeeding mums as it helps lactation.