ABC Soup

We always have soup for dinner together with various dishes at my grandmother's. She used to boil her soup on a charcoal stove for hours and is always yummy. This is one of my favourites as it's very simple yet very delicious.

I always wonder why it's called ABC soup and up until now, noone can give me a definite answer. So whenever people ask me why it's called ABC soup, I would just say because it has vitamins A, B and C - full of nutrients!

Ingredients:

• 500g Chicken/ Pork ribs - chopped and blanched
• 1 Large Carrot - chopped into fairly large pieces
• 1 Large Potato - chopped into fairly large pieces
• 1 Large Tomato - quartered
• 1 Large Onion - cut into large rings
• 1 tsp White peppercorn - crushed
• 1 tsp Black peppercorn - crushed
• 1.5 L Water
• Salt

Optional ingredients:

• Salted vegetable - small amount, soak before use
• 2 slices of Dang-gui (当归, Chinese angelica)
• 1 handful Yu-zhu/Yuk-chuk (玉竹)

Directions:

• Place all ingredients into a large pot, bring to boil.
• Lower heat and simmer for at least 1 hour.
• Add salt to taste.