Slow-boiled soup 老火湯
Dong quai and astragalus chicken soup
當歸黃芪紅棗雞湯dong1 gwai1 wong4 kei4 hung4 zou2 gai1 tong1
Traditionally eaten to warm and nourish. Best in cold weather. Dong quai and chicken are warm, astragalus slightly warm.
Good for traditionally believed to nourish blood and qi, often after a period or childbirth.
- 15 minprep
- 2 hcook
- 6servings
- One potWinter
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Ingredients
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- 2¾ quarts2.5 LWater
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Method
- Rinse the herbs. 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
Avoid during pregnancy, heavy periods, a cold or fever. Dong quai can interact with blood thinners.
Traditional Chinese food therapy, not medical advice. Ask your doctor if you are pregnant, on medication or unwell.
Ingredient natures from Me & Qi herb database, Me & Qi herb database, 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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