Chinese
Chinese - Soups and Broths
Cordyceps Flower Chicken Soup
Chef's Menu Description
A wholesome, deeply comforting soup crafted from slow-simmered stock, aromatic garden vegetables, and fresh herbs, served with crusty bread.
Ingredients
- • 1/2 chicken, about 600g, chopped
- • 20g dried cordyceps flower, rinsed
- • 10g goji berries
- • 5 red dates, pitted
- • 4 slices ginger
- • 1 tsp salt
- • 1.5 litres water
Preparation Steps
1
Phase 1
Boil the chicken pieces for 3 minutes, drain and rinse off the scum.
2
Phase 2
Put the chicken, cordyceps flower, red dates and ginger in a pot with the water.
3
Phase 3
Bring to a boil, then cover and simmer gently for 90 minutes.
4
Phase 4
Add the goji berries and salt; simmer 10 minutes more.
5
Phase 5
Skim any surface fat and serve piping hot.