Chinese Chicken Herbal Soup

5.0 from 12 reviews

Author: Anita Jacobson

Categories: Soup

Cuisines: Chinese

Ingredients: Chicken

Prep Time: 30 mins

Cook Time: 1 hour

Total Time: 1 hour 30 mins

Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1 small free-range chicken or Cornish hen, whole or cut into 4-8 pieces
• 8 (~ 15 gram) dried red dates/jujube fruit (Chinese: hong zao)
• 2 tablespoon (~10 gram) goji berries (Chinese: gou qi)
• 3 slices (~ 5 gram) angelica root (Chinese: dang gui)
• 1 slice (~ 5 gram) astragalus root (Chinese: huang qi)
• 10 pieces (~ 15 gram) codonopsis root (Chinese: dang shen)
• 8 slices (~ 10 gram) Sichuan lovage rhizome (Chinese: chuan xiong)
• 1/2 tablespoon (~ 5 gram) American (yellow) ginseng
• 1/4 tablespoon (~ 3 gram) Korean (red/panax) ginseng
• 2 teaspoon salt
• 1 liter water

Instructions

1. Rinse and drain all the dried herbs to remove dust and dirt.
2. Place all ingredients in a soup pot and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour or until chicken is tender and fully cooked. Remove from heat and serve warm.