Alright, chicken foot soup does not sound very appetitizing, but it is reputed to be good for maintaining beautiful skin. It contains high levels of collagen and we all know that collagen is good for maintaining beautiful skin by helping to retain moisture and maintain firmness.
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Chicken feet do not look very nice. It may even be repulsive to some, especially the way they are packed and presented at the supermarkets.
Chicken feet recipes demonstrate the resourcefulness of the chinese to try to use every part of an animal. I thought it is a sort of respect for the life that was sacrificed for sustenance. I believe Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall would agree.
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Ingredients
30g solomon's seal 玉竹 (yu zhu)
2 pairs chicken feet
2 tbsp dried peanuts
3 to 5 dried red dates
Dash of cooking wine 绍兴酒 (shao xing jiu)
Pinch of salt
Dash of vinegar
Equipment
double boiling jar
Directions
- Wash and clean the solomon's seal. Cut into shorter strips if they are too long
- Soak the solomon's seal, red dates and peanuts in room temperature water before using them
- Clean the chicken feet by removing the outer skin layer and trimming the claws (if not done so by your friendly supermarkets)
- Place chicken feet and solomon's seal and peanuts in the chinese double boiling jar
- Add enough water to cover the ingredients
- Place the double boiler in a pot
- Bring the water to the boil then lower to a simmer for an hour
- Add the cooking wine and salt
- Add a dash of vinegar before serving
Picture of the finished product (sorry for the blur)
Recipe link: Chicken foot soup
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