JAMES WONG/GYOD FRUITS/Goji berry and chicken soup for colds and flu

JAMES WONG/GYOD FRUITS/Goji berry and chicken soup for colds and flu
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2 tbsp dried echinacea root
200 ml water, freshly boiled
5 tbsp goji berries, fresh or dried
2 litres chicken stock (homemade or from stock cubes)
3 chicken thighs or drumsticks (preferably organic)
2 large onions, peeled and sliced
12 shiitake mushrooms, thinly sliced
10 cm root ginger, peeled and shredded
2 fresh medium-sized chillies, finely sliced
8 garlic cloves,chopped
extra sliced ginger and chillis, to serve 1. 1. Combine the dried echinacea root with the water in a bowl to make a simple infusion. In another bowl, pour just enough cold water over the goji berries to cover, and leave to rehydrate. Set the echinacea and goji berries aside and leave to stand.
2. 2. Place the stock and chicken pieces in a large pan or slow cooker. Add the sliced onions, mushrooms, ginger and chillies and place around the chicken in the pan. On a very low heat, simmer gently for 1 1/2 - 2 hours, or until the chicken is tender and falls apart. Take off the heat.
3. 3. Five minutes before serving, add the goji berries and chopped garlic. Finally, strain the echinacea infusion and add this to the soup, reheating if necessary.
4. 4. Serve by ladling into bowls and garnishing with sliced ginger and chilli for an extra kick.


USE: Makes enough for 4. Can be eaten with noodles, if wished.

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• mushrooms
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[Victoriam4074]

I am so glad that something like this has finally been on TV! I am 21 years old and i've known about herbal remedies since I was 16 and I am always learning and I am also studying right now to be a medical herbalist! SO UP YOU PHARMACUTICAL COMPANIES!

[Taro39]

now that's how u make soup! :)

[itsno1duh]

Apparently some folks cannot eat Gojis w/o problems... When I discovered them in local chinese market I added a small handful to daily foods and in a few days time had broken blood vessels in knees and ankles so that I could not walk for the pain. A bit of research shows if you take blood thinners beware! Haven't got that excuse but have retried with same results... =-(

[wannabeswat]

Could someone please tell me which berries are at 3:20, are they hawthorn?

[denouements]

actually my grandmother makes this everytime anyone is sick in my family. apparently it's a traditional chinese thing :D

[MikamiPro]

Magic! I wish I could buy this as a convenience meal. I'd have it every week! Time to start learning how to cook I guess.

[sbruin26]

Awesome! Thank you!

[KidGotNiceWang]

it's like he has to say COULD all the time.

Looks great - garlic - honey - nettle tea all these things have made me feel better in the past with colds - i'm gonna try this soup next time i'm ill

[otacon451]

google the plants for a future database