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Black Silkie Chicken Soup
乌鸡汤
乌鸡汤
Serves
4
Time
135 min
For
Weekly tradition
Po Po sayswhy we make this
“One of the most prized confinement soups. Silkie chicken is considered the most yin-nourishing of all poultry in Chinese postpartum tradition. The simple red-date and ginger version is safe from day 1; the herbal version with huang qi or dang gui is reserved for week 2 onwards.”
Ingredients · 材料
At SeeWoo · Wing Yip
1 whole bird
Black silkie chicken 乌鸡
8 dates
Red dates (jujube) 红枣
2 tbsp
Goji berries 枸杞子
added last 5 minutes
5 slices
Old ginger 老姜
10g, optional, only from week 2
Astragalus root 黄芪
Method · 做法
1
Blanch the silkie whole for 3 minutes in boiling water. Drain.
2
Place bird in a deep pot with 2.5L water, ginger, and red dates. Add huang qi only if you are in week 2 or later.
3
Bring to boil, then simmer covered on low for 2 hours. The broth should turn deep black-brown.
4
Add goji in the last 5 minutes. Salt at the table.
5
Eat the broth and a little meat, save the rest for the next day's lunch.
Herbs & safety · 安全
These herbs are used as food ingredients here, not as licensed medicine. If you take prescription medication, have a clotting disorder, or have any post-birth complication, check with your clinician first.