Slow-boiled soup 老火湯
Cordyceps flower and yam chicken soup
蟲草花淮山雞湯cung4 cou2 faa1 waai4 saan1 gai1 tong1
Gentle and balanced. Traditionally fine for most people, any time of year. Cordyceps flower and Chinese yam are neutral; the chicken adds some warmth.
Good for traditionally believed to support the lungs and kidneys without being too heating.
- 15 minprep
- 2 hcook
- 6servings
- One potAutumn, Winter
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Ingredients
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- 2¾ quarts2.5 LWater
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Method
- Rinse the cordyceps flower and yam. 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.
- Bring the water to a rolling boil. Add everything, boil hard for 20 minutes, then cover and simmer on low for 1 hour 30 minutes.
- Add the goji for the last 15 minutes.
- Skim off any fat and season with salt just before serving.
Who should go easy
Skip during a cold or fever.
Traditional Chinese food therapy, not medical advice. Ask your doctor if you are pregnant, on medication or unwell.
Ingredient natures from CUHK School of Chinese Medicine, "蟲草花 非蟲非草亦非花", 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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