Chicken Herbal Soup

 

Ingredients:

2 chicken Whole legs 

3 pieces dried Chinese yam (huai Shan)

2 tbsp Yi Yi Ren (Chinese barley)

10 g. dried lotus seeds (lian zi)

10 g. fox nuts (qian shi)

10 g. solomon's seal (yu zhu)

5 g. dried longan

5 g. goji berries

2 pcs. honey dates

8 pcs. dried scallops (small)

Water

Salt to taste

Methods:

1. Clean the chicken legs and remove excess fat.  Cut each whole legs into 2 pieces, thighs and drumsticks and set aside in a large bowl.
2. Wash all the herbal ingredients, drain in a colander and set aside.
3. In a pot bring water to a boil, pour some boiling water over the chicken to blanch to remove any impurities.  Remove the chicken and put it back into the pot of leftover boiling water together with all the herbal ingredients, and switch on the heat to high.
4. Once it comes to a boil, turn the heat to low and simmer for 1 hour.
5. Season with salt before serving.

Benefits: Boosting the immune system, revitalizing energy levels (Qi), improve digestion and combating fatigue. 

This soup recipe is adapted from 'Janet's Home Cooking' with a slight adjustments to suit my cooking preference.