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Silkie Chicken Soup
Healthy Chinese traditional Silkie chicken soup with red-dates, and dried small shitake mushrooms.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings: 4 Making
Calories: 131 kcal
Course:
Soup
Cuisine:
Chinese
Ingredients
- 1 silkie chicken
- 3~4 L water
- 10 to 12 red dates
- 1 inch root ginger , smashed
- 1 small cup of wolfberry , optional
- salt , to taste
- chopped green onion and coriander , as needed
Instructions
- Wash the silkie chicken carefully to remove the impurities.
- Add chicken in, place ginger, red dates and wolfberries. Load with 4 L water.
- Bring the content to a boiling. Remove any floats on the surface (skip this step if you are using a high pressure cooker). Slow durn the fire and simmer for 30 minutes.
- Add around 1.5 to 2.5 teaspoon of salt. Serve hot with chopped green onion and coriander as aromatics.
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Notes
- You can also use a high pressure cooker to make this soup.
Nutrition Information
Calories
131kcal
(7%)
Carbohydrates
2g
(1%)
Protein
10g
(20%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Cholesterol
42mg
(14%)
Sodium
1010mg
(42%)
Potassium
145mg
(4%)
Vitamin A
80IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
0.9mg
(1%)
Calcium
6mg
(1%)
Iron
0.6mg
(3%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Making
Amount Per Serving
Calories 131
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 131kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 2g | 1% |
| Protein | 10g | 20% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 42mg | 14% |
| Sodium | 1010mg | 42% |
| Potassium | 145mg | 3% |
| Vitamin A | 80IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 0.9mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 6mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.6mg | 3% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.