Chicken soup recipe with dang shen and goji berries

This chicken soup recipe has all my favourite chinese herbs: red dates, goji berries, and dang shen.

Dang shen, also known as codonopsis root, has a gentler herbal flavor compared to ginseng. Omit the ginger if you do not like it.

This is a pleasant light herbal soup.

If you need to stock up on chinese herbs, try buying them online at 1stChineseHerbs.com.

Ingredients
1 fresh chicken breast
500g old cucumber 老黄瓜 (lao huang gua)
1 slice ginger
4 dried chinese mushrooms
6g codonopsis root 党参 (dang shen)
5 red dates
1 tbsp chinese wolfberries / goji berries 枸杞子 (gou ji zi)

Soup base
1.8 liter of water
3 bouillon cubes

Directions

1. Cut the chicken breast into bite-sized pieces
2. Cut the old cucumber into sections and remove the seeds
3. Wash and soak the dried chinese mushrooms in hot water
4. Wash and clean the codonopsis root and halve it if it is too long
5. Wash the red dates and remove the seeds
6. Bring the water to a boil and add the bouillon cubes
7. Add all the ingredients into the chicken stock
8. Bring soup back to a boil
9. Low heat to a slow simmer and simmer for about 50 minutes
10. Serve

Recipe link: Chicken soup recipe with dang shen and goji berries

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