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Heartwarming chicken soup

Heartwarming chicken soup

Free-range chicken simmered with shiitake mushrooms, Chinese yam and sweet corn, seasoned with star anise and cinnamon for a deeply restorative, rustic, heartwarming soup.

Instructions

  1. 1
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    Cut the chicken into pieces and wash them clean (I am using a native hen).

  2. 2
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    Boil water in the pot, then put the chicken pieces in to remove the water!

  3. 3
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    After draining the water, scoop out the chicken pieces, wash them, and set aside.

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    Clean the shiitake mushrooms and set them aside.

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    Peel and cut the Chinese yam into pieces, and cut the corn into sections! As shown in the picture.

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    Put the chicken pieces, corn sections, shiitake mushrooms, and yam into the pressure cooker, add an appropriate amount of water, and add a spoonful of sugar.

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    Add one star anise! One piece of cinnamon, several slices of ginger, and an appropriate amount of chopped green onion. Then pour in a suitable amount of light soy sauce, cooking wine, and salt, and mix well. (You can taste the broth using a stirring chopstick to check the saltiness and sweetness).

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    Close the pressure cooker lid and start pressing to stew. Wait for the pressure cooker to whistle.

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    After it starts to simmer, stew for about 25 more minutes and then turn off the heat! Release the steam and transfer to a plate! Sprinkle some chopped green onions for garnish! A delicious pot of chicken soup is born!

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Ingredients

Main Ingredients

  • Chicken
    1 piece
  • shiitake mushroom
    15 piece
  • Chinese yam
    1/2 piece
  • Corn
    1 piece