What's Cookin': We made herbal bak kut teh that's perfect for rainy weather

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For today's recipe, we show you how to make herbal bak kut teh at home.

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If there's one thing that we crave for during rainy weather, it's a steaming hot, delicious bowl of soup. And with the numerous spices found in bak kut teh, it won't just warm your tummy; it's good for your body too.

  

Ingredients

• 1 garlic bulb
• Herbs
  • 5g cinnamon stick
  • 5g dried orange peel
  • 5g foxglove root
  • 5g codonopsis pilosula
  • 5g Szechuan lovage
  • 5g Solomon's seal 
  • 5g Chinese angelica root 
  • 2 pieces of star anise 
  • 3 pieces of clove 
• 500g pork 
• 900ml water 
• 1 can button mushroom 
• 1 1/2 tbsp oyster sauce 
• 1pack enoki mushroom

Steps

1. Put all herbs in a cotton bag. Peel the garlic and roast it over an open fire. 
2. Cut and blanch the pork. Place pork, garlic and herb bag in a slow cooker. Add water, oyster sauce and button mushrooms. Cover and cook for at least six hours.  
3. Add enoki mushrooms to the slow cooker 30 mins before serving. 

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