Black Chicken Tonic Soup

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 chicken, black
• 10 longans, dried (long yan rou)
• 6 red dates (hong zao)
• 2 spring onions
• 2 celery ribs, asian
• 2 cm gingerroot, sliced thin
• 1 tablespoon coriander leaves, chopped
• 5 tablespoons rice wine
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 100 ml sesame oil, black
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 10 g rock sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons pepper

Recipe

• 1 wash and dry the chicken.
• 2 mix the marinade ingredients and pour over chicken. let sit for 30mins.
• 3 put a steamer on the stove and bring water to the boil.
• 4 place the chicken and marinade into a deep dish and scatter the other ingridents over the chicken. pour in water making sure the chicken is covered.
• 5 cover the dish either with a lid or cling wrap. place in the steamer and steam for 2 hours.
• 6 alternatively you can place all the ingredients into a heavy based pan and slowly bring to the a soft rolling boil. turn down the heat very low so the soup is not quite simmering and cooking for 1 1/2hours. you may need to check the level of the liquid and if you need to add more water make sure it is boiling water.