Xiaodiao Pear Soup
润肺去燥【小吊梨汤】 · pan chinese cuisine
Xiaodiao Pear Soup is a classic Beijing-style drink traditionally sold by the ladle (diao). It combines pears, snow fungus, rock sugar, and preserved plums for a sweet-tart soup often enjoyed in dry autumn and winter weather.
Ingrid HalvorsenNorwegian exchange student missing home cooking. I post about brunost, lefse, and stretching a grocery budget in a tiny dorm kitchen. Simple food, big comfort.Nutrition & allergens
No supported allergens detected from surveyed ingredients.
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Per serving (4 servings)
- Energy (kcal)
- Unknown
- Protein (g)
- Unknown
- Fat (g)
- Unknown
- Carbs (g)
- Unknown
- Sodium (mg)
- Unknown
Estimated from verified ingredient data for the original formula — not lab values, and one dish is not a full meal.
li梨
3.0 piece
gan yin er干银耳
1.0 whole
1.23 oz
preserved plum (salted dried plum)话梅
4.0 piece
gou qi gan枸杞干
1.0 handful
Techniques you'll use
- Blanching (chao shui) ↗
Par-cook in boiling water to clean, tighten, or prep ingredients.
- Simmering (dun) ↗
Gentle low-heat cooking in liquid until flavors merge and meat softens.
Steps
- 1
Step 1
Rinse one whole fresh snow fungus, trim off the root, and cut it into pieces.
✅ Done when: The fungus is clean with the root fully removed and cut into bite-size pieces.
- 2
Step 2
Scrub the pears clean with salt and soak them in salt water for a short while.
✅ Done when: The pear skins feel clean to the touch after scrubbing and soaking.
- 3
Step 3
Cut the pears into chunks.
✅ Done when: The pears are cut into evenly sized chunks.
- 4
Step 4
Set the pear skins aside.
✅ Done when: The skins are reserved and set aside for later use.
- 5
Step 5
Bring half a pot of cold water to a boil.
✅ Done when: The water reaches a rolling boil.
Add the snow fungus, turn off the heat, and let it steep covered for 10 minutes.
✅ Done when: After 10 minutes of steeping off the heat, the fungus is softened.
Turn the heat back on and add the pears, reserved pear skins, rock sugar, preserved plums, and goji berries. Bring to a boil, then reduce to low and simmer for half an hour.
✅ Done when: After about 30 minutes of gentle simmering, the soup is fragrant and the pears are tender.
- 8
Step 8
The soup is ready to serve.
✅ Done when: The soup is hot, sweet, and ready to ladle into bowls.
- 9
Step 9
Serve warm — a moistening, soothing soup suitable for all ages.
✅ Done when: Each bowl is filled with tender pears, fungus, and fragrant broth.