Chicken foot soup

This chicken soup recipe is good for maintaining beautiful skin.

chicken feet do not look very nice. It may be even repulsive for some, especially the way they are packed and presented.

photo courtesy : staceyjoy at flickr

But it contains high levels of collagen and scientific research has shown that collagen is good for maintaining beautiful skin by helping to retain moisture and maintain firmness.

Chicken feet recipes also demonstrate the resourcefulness of the chinese to try to use every part of an animal for sustenance.

I thought it is a sort of respect for life too.

Ingredients
30g solomon's seal
2 pairs chicken feet
Dash of cooking wine
Pinch of salt
Dash of vinegar

Equipment
double boiling jar

Directions

1. Wash and clean the solomon's seal. Cut into shorter strips if they are too long
2. Soak the solomon's seal in room temperature water before using it
3. Clean the chicken feet by removing the outer skin layer and trimming the claws
4. Place chicken feet and solomon's seal in a chinese double boiling jar
5. Add enough water to cover the ingredients
6. Place the double boiler in a pot
7. Bring the water to the boil then lower to a simmer for an hour
8. Add the cooking wine and salt
9. Add a dash of vinegar before serving

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