Oriental Chicken Soup

Part 1 of ingredients:

1 whole chicken, approximately 1-1.3kg (2-3 lb)

Water, 2-3 litres (1-1.5 gallions)

Part 2 of ingredients:

i) 3-4 pieces of dried scallops, or

ii) 50gm of Jin Hua Ham, or

iii) bone of Virginia ham or other smoked ham, or

iv) Handful of Fructus Lycii (gou qi zi, 枸杞子), 4-5 dried dates, 4-5 slices of Radix Angelicae sinensis(dang gui)

Steps

1. Clean the chicken throughly, remove all innards and de-skin the bird if required.

2. Stuff part 2 of ingredients into hollow of chicken.

3. Simmer chicken in water for between 2-3 hours. Fragerance will emminate within 45mins of cooking. The resulting soup is a clear broth.You can get the chinese herbs from your local Chinatown’s chinese medicinal store or groceries store.  The herb’s names are pronounced in mandarin.