I made a simple soup for dinner. Homegrown Taiwan 'Gow Kei ' soup with Dried Goji Berries is good for hot season. They are two types of taiwan 'gow gei' , one with white flowers and the other has purple flowers. The one I grow in my lil space has purple flowers and the leaves when cooked are smooth and delicious. Has a mild fragrant like the local gow gei and the leaves are much smoother than the local ones. I do not know the botanical name for this edible but my friend who gave me the plant said it is called Taiwan Gow Gei in chinese.
easy to grow and doesn't need much attention
except to water them often
I cut about 15 stalks for one cooking for 2 persons
use only the leaves
added dried goji berries to the chicken broth
Taiwan Gow Kei Soup With Dried Goji Berries
ingredients:
a bunch of Taiwan gow gei (15 stalks ) - take only the leaves
1 tbsp of dried goji berries
1 clove of garlic
700 ml chicken broth
salted duck egg yolk * optional
salt to taste
Method:
Put to boil 700 ml chicken broth in a soup pan. Once it boils, add in crushed garlic, goji berries . Add in salted duck egg yolk if using ( use a fork to break the yolk into small pieces. Lower heat and continue to boil till the egg yolk are cooked. Add in all the taiwan gow gei leaves. Increase heat. Add salt to taste. Once the soup boils, off heat and serve hot.