This recipe is adapted from 我的厨房笔记(玉竹鸡汤)
Ingredients A:
Whole chicken : ½ pc
Ingredients B:
Yu zhu : 50 – 100g
Red dates : 15pcs
Gouqi : 1 – 2 tbsp
Ginger : 1 pc
Ingredients C
Water : own judgment
Method:
1) Wash chicken, cut into pieces, blanch the chicken with boiling water, drain
2) Wash Ingredients B, pour in water, bring to a boil over high heat, reduce to medium heat and boil for another ½ hour
3) Add in chicken , simmer for another ½ over medium heat
Note:
I used skinless chicken thigh and breast to boil this soup because it is less oily.
may i know what is Yu zhu? Gouqi is the small red ones? gei chi? thanks.
BK: Yu Zhu is 玉竹. You can see the photo here: https://food-4tots.com/ingredients/2/. Gouqi (Mandarin) / gei chi (Cantonese) is wolfberries (杞子). You can see them in this post – https://food-4tots.com/2008/10/26/steamed-chicken-with-wolfberries-and-red-dates/. Hope it helps! 😉