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1 pack of herbal chicken herbs available in supermarket
(Look for these important herbs: Huaishan, BeiQi, DangShen, YuZhu, Wolfberries and Danggui)
2 slices of thumb size Danggui (optional)
50g of dried longan or 6-8 red dates (optional)
1 whole chicken, skinned / or 1 drumstick (skinned), 3 wings
200g lean meat
16 cups of water (enough for 4 x 2 meals)
2 teaspoon of salt, maybe more
30 gram of rock sugar (about 1 lychee size)
Dashes of Huatiao wine
Directions
1) Blanch the herbs with hot water (to get rid bitterness and dirty particles)
2) Boil the water, put in the herbs and the meats, slow cook for 90 minutes
3) After 90 mins, add salt to taste, rock sugar and dried longans/dates, slow cook for another 45 mins
When serving, add a few dash of huatioa wine
Note
My version is diluted version, more suitable for family to drink since its not so herby. If you want to have a stronger taste herbal chicken soup, then use half the amount of water, and salt.
If the soup is not what you expected, add salt, it will taste better...
Some herbs pictures


This is Danggui, which makes this soup so tasty.....
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