Ginseng Chicken Soup

Ingredients (serve 3-4)

Solomonseal Rhizome (yuzhu)
20g
Chinese Angelica Root (danggui)
3g
Chi Di Panax Ginseng
8g
Cnidium (chuanxiong)
2g
Milkvetch Root (beiqi)
10g
Wolfberries
10g
Codonopsis Root (dangshen)
30g
Liquorice Root (gancao)
5g
Chinese Yam (huaishan)
10g
Lotus Seeds
30g
Honey Dates
2
Salt where appropriate

Methods

  1. Rinse chicken and drain the water.
  2. Put washed Chi Di Panax ginseng into a bowl. Add 100ml of water before covering it up. Put the bowl in a steamer and steam over strong fire for 30 minutes until the ginseng flavour seeps into the water.
  3. Wash other ingredients.
  4. Put chicken into a porcelain bowl and add 1.5 litres of water. Add all other ingredients into the bowl, before pouring in the ginseng soup.
    Steam this over strong fire for 50 minutes before removing to season with salt. Place ginseng slices on the chicken and the dish is ready to
    be served.

Strengthens the heart and replenishes vital energy.

人参鸡汤

材料 (3-4人份 )

玉 竹
20克
当 归
3克
池底人参
8克
川 芎
2克
北 芪
10克
杞 子
10克
党 参
30克
甘 草
5克
淮 山
10克
莲 子
30克
蜜 枣
两粒
酌量

制法

  1. 将鸡洗净,捞出沥干。
  2. 将池底人参洗净放进碗里,加水100毫升,加 盖,放入蒸锅中,急火,隔水炖30分钟,使参汁
    溶于汤中。
  3. 将蜜枣、莲子、川芎、当归、甘草、枸杞子、党参、淮山、玉竹以及北芪洗净。
  4. 瓷盆中放入浸泡洗净的鸡,加水1.5升,再放入所 有材料和池底参汤。上蒸锅,用急火炖50分钟后 取出加盐,把池底参放在蒸好的鸡上即可。

常喝人参炖鸡汤,强心补元又养颜, 并且可养心安神,固精涩肠。