Quick Black Chicken Herbal Soup
快手乌鸡枣杞汤 · Postpartum · High-Protein · Warm
30 min
Easy
~330 kcal · 30g protein
Ingredients
- black chicken (silkie), cut into pieces — 400 g (or regular chicken thighs)
- red dates — 6 pieces, pitted
- goji berries — 1 tbsp
- ginger — 4 slices
- cooking wine — 1 tbsp
- hot water — 900 ml
- salt — 3/4 tsp
Steps (beginner-friendly)
- Blanch chicken pieces: cover with cold water in a pot, bring to a boil, and boil 2 minutes until gray foam rises. Drain and rinse the pieces.
- Return the chicken to the clean pot with ginger, red dates, cooking wine, and 900 ml hot water.
Tip: Silkie chicken soup is a cornerstone of the Chinese confinement month, believed to deeply replenish qi and blood. Red dates and goji add iron and antioxidants for recovery.
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