Chinese Herbal Soup (huang qi and dang shen)
June 30th, 2009.
Categories: All, Soup
This is a soup that is said, to be effective in improving qi and provides energy. Well, to be honest, I don’t quite care about the effects, as long as it is tasty then I love it! And I like Chinese herbal soups too! Here is the Huang Qi (Astralagus) and Dang Shen (Codonopsis Pilosulae Radix):
INGREDIENTS
15g huang qi (黄芪)
30g dang shen (党参)
1 tbsp wolfberries/geizi (杞子)
30g Chinese yam (淮山)
30g fu ling (茯苓)
1 kampong chicken or faux meat for vegetarian
3 slices of ginger
2 dried scallops
Some salt for seasoning
METHOD
1. Put all Chinese herbs in 3.5L of hot water, bring to the boil.
2. Add in chicken, scallops and ginger, reduce to low heat and cook for 4 hours.
3. Season with salt and serve hot.
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