Cordycep Flower and Mushroom Chicken Soup ~ 蟲草花冬菇鸡湯

 

This soup is not only delicious, it's nourishing as well.  It can be served on its own or with some vermicelli, noodles or a hot bowl of white rice with a vegetable on the side.  An easy one pot meal especially on a wet and rainy day.

Cordycep Flower and Mushroom Chicken Soup   ~   蟲草花冬菇鸡湯

Ingredients

• 350 gm free range chicken drumsticks
• 12 seedless red dates
• 8 dried scallops 
• 8 shitake mushrooms
• 8 gm dried cordycep flowers
• 1 Tbsp goji berries
• 1 lt water
• 3 ginger slices
• Salt to taste

Method

1. Rinse the dried scallops, cordycep flowers, set aside.
2. Soak the shitake mushrooms till soft, cut off the stem.  Set aside.
3. Blanch the drumsticks in hot water with the ginger slices for about 5 minutes.
4. Rinse the drumsticks in water.  
5. In a pot of 1 lt water, add in the drumsticks, red dates, cordycep flowers and bring to a boil.  Then turn on to low heat and after half hour, add in the dried scallops.  Continue to simmer for about an hour.
6. Rinse the goji berries and add in about 10 mins. before serving.  Add salt to taste.
7. Serve.