Pearly Beans With Chestnuts Soup

Ingredients:

500g pork ribs
300g pearly beans
200g fresh chestnuts
2.5 litres water

Method:

1.  Separate pearly beans from pods.
2.  Parboil fresh chestnuts, remove skin and rinse.
3.  Scald pork ribs in boiling water and rinse well.
4.  Bring 2.5 litres of water to a boil.  When boiling, add in pork ribs and chestnuts. Lower heat and simmer for 1 hour.
5.  Add in pearly beans and simmer for another 20-30 mins.
6.  Add salt to taste.

Pearly Beans With Sweet Corn Soup

Ingredients:

300g pearly beans
500g pork ribs
1 sweet corn
8 red dates
2.5 litres water

Method:

1.  Separate beans from pods. Wash and drain.
2.  Scald pork ribs in boiling water and rinse well.
3.  Bring 2.5 litres of water to a boil.  When boiling, add in the pork ribs.  Lower heat and simmer pork ribs for one hour.
4.  Add in sweet corn, red dates and pearly beans.  Simmer for another half an hour.
5.  Add salt to taste.