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Nourishing Herbal Soup

Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time3 hours
Course: Soup
Cuisine: Chinese
Servings: 3 people

Ingredients
 

  • 260 g quail (about 2 pcs)
  • 40 g Astragalus propinin (about 4-5 pcs)
  • 80 g Codonopsis (about 2-3 pcs, cut into pieces)
  • 6 pcs dried red date (remove the core)
  • 8 pcs dried black jujubes (cut opened)
  • 60 g dried Huai shan (about 3-4 pcs)
  • 20 g dried longan
  • 10 g dried goji berry
  • 15 g dried Cordyceps flower
  • 2.5 L water

Instructions

  • Cut the quail in half. Clean it well. Blanch and put it aside. Rinse and clean all the other ingredients. Put them aside.
  • Put all the ingredients (except the goji and cordyceps) into double boiler. Add in water. Stew for 2 hour and 30 mins over low heat.
  • Add in the goji and cordycep. Turn off the heat. Let them sit for another 15 mins.

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Notes

Other tips
1 You can stew it without double boiler. But you will need 3L of water
2 You can add other ingredients,dried goji berryandsimmer together
3 Add only goji at the end. Otherwise the soup will taste a bit of sour
4 This soup is suitable for anyone. But if you have doubt, please consult with your doctor before making it.