Purple laver is rich in iodine and other minerals.

Laver help to clear heat & dampness water and effectiveness of tonifying the kidney & Yang Xin.

Benefit help to reduce goiter, chronic bronchitis, cough, beriberi, edema, hypertension, etc .

Purple laver, known as nori in Japanese, is rich in iodine (for iodine deficiency "thyroid gland") & rich in calcium and iron which is good for strengthen memory & bone.

It also contains a certain amount of mannitol, as a supplementary food for treatment of edema.

Laver inhibition rate of effective constituents of Ehrlich carcinoma 53.2%, contribute to brain tumors, breast cancer, thyroid cancer, prevention and treatment of malignant tumors such as lymphoma.

Avoid Lave for soft stool, fasting , deficient cold of spleen and stomach.

 

This youtube demonstrate how to prepare a good soup.  

Ingredients (Serves 2)

Marinade ingredients (A)

1/2 tbsp light soy sauce

1/2 tbsp corn starch

1/2 tsp Chinese cooking wine

1 tsp sesame oil

Dash of white pepper

 

Ingredients (B)

800ml of chicken broth ( Or water and Maggi Chicken stock)

1/2 pc of Chinese dried seaweed 紫菜  (from Sheng Siong)

1 tbsp. dried shrimp

5 pcs of dried scallop; soaked and shredded

6 pork ball or 20gm of sliced into strip coated with corn starch
1 dried fish maw (soak with water and wash to clear oil/ cut to small piece)

½ tsp. salt 1 tsp. soy sauce

¼ tsp. sugar 1 tsp. vegetable oil

1 tsp. cornstarch

1/2 package (12 ounces) silken tofu cut into 1-inch cubes

Pinch of pepper 

 

Garnish

1 tsp - Minced ginger

2 spring onions -  Finely chopped

 

Method:

In a bowl, combine pork strip with ingredients A for 30 minutes.

At the same time , soak dried shrimp & scallion in cold water for 30 minutes.

Add dried shrimp into stock and bring a boil.

Do not wash with water as it will dissolve and difficult to handle. Cut into smaller prices and rinse purple laver and soak in cold water to get rid of grit before add into stock. 

Add pork ball, prawn and tofu into boiling soup.

After the pork balls are cooked, add prawns to the boiling stock until cooked (prawns cooked really fast, less than a minute).

Garnish with chopped spring onions and serve immediately.

 

 

Note:

• Try to buy Hock Hwa or Sheng Siong which laver is clean.
• Laver is seafood and damp easily. It should be keep at low-temperature i.e.frige to maintain favour and nutrition.
• Can add crab meat, shredded chicken meat, tofu.