Chinese home cooking

Pork Rib Soup with Sword Flower and Corn

Name: Pork Rib Soup with Sword Flower and Corn
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: dried sword flower (霸王花); pork ribs; chicken feet; corn; water; dried figs; ginger; Solomon's seal (玉竹); apricot kernels (杏仁, type unconfirmed); carrots; candied dates; dried tangerine peel; cooking wine; a little salt

霸王花玉米排骨汤

Pork ribs and chicken feet simmer with corn, sword flower and the source's dried soup ingredients in a clear broth.

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Published 2026-10-12

English adaptation and editing of authorized supplied recipes: Chinese Home Cooking.

Corn rounds, pork ribs, carrot chunks and long pale dried flower pieces in a black clay pot. — Pork Rib Soup with Sword Flower and Corn

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Ingredients

Quantities are included where specified in the original recipe.

dried sword flower (霸王花)
pork ribs
chicken feet
corn
water
dried figs
ginger
Solomon's seal (玉竹)
apricot kernels (杏仁, type unconfirmed)
carrots
candied dates
dried tangerine peel
cooking wine
a littlesalt

Step-by-Step Instructions

01
Soak the dried sword flower in warm water for 30 minutes, as specified in the original Chinese ingredient picture.
02
Blanch the ribs and chicken feet from cold water with ginger and cooking wine. Put them in a clay pot.
03
Add carrots, corn, sword flower, candied dates, ginger, figs, Solomon's seal and the source's 杏仁 ingredient.
04
Add water, cover and bring to a boil. Simmer over low heat for 1 hour and season with a little salt.

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Cooking Method

Soup & Stew

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