Soothing Pear and Snow Jelly Fungus Tonic

Ingredients:-

2 chinese snow pear (雪梨) or korean nashi pears
1 small piece dried snow jelly fungus (雪耳, 白木耳)
20g bitter and sweet apricot (南杏, 北杏)
honey to taste


Method:-

1) Wash pears and cut into half. Remove sour cores and trim hard stems.
2) Break up snow jelly fungus into small pieces and trim off woody root ends. (This would be easier if fungus is soaked in water till soften)
3) Add pears, fungus, apricot kernels into a large pot with about 2 litres water.
4) Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for an hour or longer.
5) Add honey to taste just before serving.


[recipe from magazine Food & Travel by Kitchen Culture]