Red Date and Longan Black Chicken Bamboo Fungus Soup

Name: Red Date and Longan Black Chicken Bamboo Fungus Soup
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Soups
Ingredients: 1/2 piece black-bone chicken; 20g Bamboo fungus; 5 grain red date; 8 pieces dried longan; 15 grain Goji berry; to taste Salt; 6 slice Ginger; 10 grain Sichuan pepper; 1 tsp cooking wine

Silky black chicken simmered with red dates, longan, and salt-soaked bamboo fungus into a dark, sweet-savory tonic prized for warming and replenishing.

45 minNewEasy Soups Pot-cook Original

Instructions

1
Soak the bamboo fungus in a little salt and clean water for 20 minutes. After soaking, cut off the ends and squeeze out the water, then set aside.
2
Cut half of the ginger into shreds and the other half into slices.
3
Wash the red dates, dried longan, and goji berries.
4
After cleaning and cutting the black-bone chicken, put it into a pot, add water, shredded ginger, cooking wine, and Sichuan peppercorns to blanch. Once the water boils, cook for 2 minutes.
5
Rinse the blanched black chicken and put it back into the pot, adding ginger slices and Sichuan peppercorns.
6
Add an adequate amount of water at once.
7
Add dried longan.
8
Add the red dates.
9
After bringing to a boil, reduce to a low heat and cook for 20 minutes.
10
Add goji berries and cook for 10 minutes.
11
Finally, add the well-drained bamboo fungus and cook for another 15 minutes.
12
Add a little salt to taste before serving.
13
The bowl of red date, longan, black chicken, and bamboo fungus soup is ready.