Ginseng Lung-Strenghtening Soup - 参芪补肺汤

Ingredients: (Serving 3-4 pax.)

700gm+              1 Whole Chicken. (Washed & Cleaned.)
2.5 liter                Water.
2 1/2 tsp              Salt.      - ) To own taste.

Herbs: From top L-R:  

Snow Fungus.     (雪耳)
Black Dates.       (黑枣)
Astragalus Root. (北芪)

Bottom L-R:

Wolfberry.                (杞子)
Chinese Ginseng.    (人参片)
Ophiopogon Tuber  (麦冬)

Methods:

1.          Soak snow fungus in water till soft. Select the clean portion.
             (Do this earlier ).

2.            Heat a pot filled with 2.5 liter water.
3.            Rinsed clean the herbs, snow fungus, and put into pot to boil.
4.            When water boils, put in the chicken. Continue to boil for 1/2 hr.
5.            Lower heat, add in salt, & let simmer for another 1 1/2 hr.
6.            Turn off heat. Scoop out soup in a bowl & served.