Double-boiled soup 燉湯
Double-boiled coconut chicken
椰子燉雞je4 zi2 dan6 gai1
Gentle and balanced. Traditionally fine for most people, any time of year. Coconut is neutral and balances the warm chicken.
Good for traditionally believed to moisten and nourish without heating.
- 30 minprep
- 3 hcook
- 4servings
- Double-boilSummer, Autumn
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Ingredients
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Method
- Crack the coconuts over a bowl to save the water. Pry out the flesh and cut in strips.
- Skin the chicken and cut in pieces.
- Put the meat in cold water, bring to a boil and let it bubble for 3 minutes. Drain and rinse off the scum.
- Put everything in a lidded ceramic double-boiling pot and pour in boiling water. Set it in a large pot with water halfway up its sides, cover both and simmer for 3 hours. Top up the outer pot as it evaporates. Use the coconut water instead of plain water.
- Skim off any fat and season with salt just before serving.
Who should go easy
Fine for most people.
Traditional Chinese food therapy, not medical advice. Ask your doctor if you are pregnant, on medication or unwell.
Ingredient natures from Hong Kong Anti-Cancer Society, "中醫食療——食物種類分析" (Dr Lam To-yee, registered Chinese medicine practitioner, 2022). How we judge a soup’s nature.
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