The beauty benefits of Job's tears are well-known. It is said that the main ingredient in the famous KOSE Snow Beauty Essence is Job's tears extract. In fact, Job's tears are highly nutritious, and for better skin, it's more effective to eat them than to apply them to your face.
Below, the editor introduces you to 3 Job's tears delicacies—
I. Mung Bean, Job's Tears, and Kelp Soup
Ingredients:
20g mung beans, 30g Job's tears, 20g fresh kelp, 15g brown sugar.
Method:
1. Wash the mung beans and soak them in water until they swell;
2. Wash the kelp, remove saltiness, and cut into shreds or pieces;
3. Put an appropriate amount of water in a pot, bring to a boil, then cook the mung beans, Job's tears, and kelp until the rice is cooked and the beans are soft. Add an appropriate amount of brown sugar and it is ready to eat.
II. Job's Tears, Poria, and Atractylodes Lamb Stew
Ingredients:
500g lamb (with fat), 100g lamb bones, 50g Job's tears, 25g Poria, 10g Atractylodes, 500g white radish, 5g green onion, 5g ginger, 5g Sichuan peppercorns, 1g white pepper, 2g salt, 5g cooking wine.
Method:
1. Cut the lamb and white radish into pieces;
2. Slice the ginger and chop the green onion for later use;
3. Put the lamb and lamb bones into boiling water to blanch and remove the bloody smell, then take them out, wash in clean water, and place in a clay pot;
4. Add ginger slices, Atractylodes, Sichuan peppercorns, Poria slices, Job's tears, and white radish, bring to a boil over high heat;
5. Add salt, white pepper, and cooking wine, then reduce the heat and simmer for about 60 minutes;
6. Add chicken essence, and finally sprinkle with chopped green onions before serving.
III. Tripe and Job's Tears Soup
Ingredients:
500g tripe, 150g Job's tears, 5g salt, 2g MSG.
Method:
1. First, rinse the tripe with boiling water, then scrape off the black membrane with a knife, wash and set aside;
2. Wash the Job's tears with clean water and set aside;
3. Place a soup pot over high heat, add 2000g of water, and put the tripe in. Bring to a boil;
4. Simmer over low heat until the tripe is tender;
5. Add the Job's tears and cook for another half hour;
6. Remove the tripe, cut it into strips, and return it to the soup pot;
7. Season with salt and MSG to finish.