Double-boiled soup 燉湯
Double-boiled fish maw chicken
花膠燉雞faa1 gaau1 dan6 gai1
Gentle and balanced. Traditionally fine for most people, any time of year. Fish maw is neutral; the ginger and chicken add mild warmth.
Good for traditionally believed to nourish yin and blood and keep skin supple.
- 30 minprep
- 4 hcook
- 4servings
- Double-boilAutumn, Winter
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Ingredients
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- 1¼ quarts1.2 LWater
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Method
- Soak the fish maw overnight in the fridge. Boil it with ginger and scallion for 10 minutes, rinse 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 4 hours. Top up the outer pot as it evaporates.
- Skim off any fat and season with salt just before serving.
Who should go easy
Rich: skip if you have lots of phlegm or a weak stomach.
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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