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A bowl of ginseng and black chicken soup

GINSENG SILKIE CHICKEN SOUP

Clock icon Ready in
~4 hours
Whisk and bowl icon Prep
15 min
Steaming pot icon Cook
3.5 hours

Ingredients

2-3lb Ontario Silkie/Black chicken
1/4 cup Chinese cooking wine
7/8oz fresh or dried ginseng
3 tbsp dried shrimps
4 round slices ginger, 1/4” thick
8 Chinese red dates
68 fl. Oz chicken stock
34 fl. Oz cold water
1/4 cup goji berries
  salt to taste

Instructions

Serves 4 – 6

In a 4 quart stock pot, blanch chicken in boiling water for about 5 minutes; drain and rinse in cold water. Rinse goji berries, ginseng, dried shrimp, ginger and dates in cold water. Add to pot along with stock and water. Bring to a boil then reduce heat to a gentle simmer for 3 hours.

Season with salt to taste.

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