Name: Chinese Herbal Chicken Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 free range chicken, cut into smaller sections; 1 dozen straw mushrooms, cut in half; 1 tbsp ginseng tails; 10 pcs dried jujube fruit, rehydrated; 1 pc snow fungus, rehydrated; 15 pcs lotus seeds, rehydrated; salt; water; spring onions, chopped

Description

Chinese Herbal Chicken Soup is not your typical chicken soup, it’s a classic Cantonese recovery soup that was served usually to new mothers for centuries, it was also used for people who are sick, weak or have low energy.

Ingredients

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1 free range chicken, cut into smaller sections
1 dozen straw mushrooms, cut in half
1 tbsp ginseng tails
10 pcs dried jujube fruit, rehydrated
1 pc snow fungus, rehydrated
15 pcs lotus seeds, rehydrated
salt
water
spring onions, chopped

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Instructions

Place chicken, straw mushrooms, ginseng tails, jujube fruit, snow fungus, lotus seeds and salt in a pot pour enough water to cover everything. Bring to a boil then simmer for 1 hour or until chicken is tender.
Serve in soup bowls garnished with lots of chopped spring onions.