Chicken Soup With Chinese Herbs Recipe

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 organic chicken, small-to medium-sized
• japanese sushi rice, enough to fill the chicken cavity
• 5 -7 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1/2 inch piece ginger, chopped finely
• 1 bay leaf
• sea salt, to taste
• dark toasted sesame oil, to taste (garnish)
• green onion, sliced into fine threads (garnish)
• 1 small thai chile, chopped very finely (garnish)
• 2 medium astragalus root (omit if you can't find it)

Recipe

• 1 rinse the chicken thoroughly and trim any excess skin and fat.
• 2 2. fill the entire chicken cavity with rice. place the chicken inside a covered stockpot and fill the pot with water so that the waterline is approximately 2 inches above the top of the chicken.
• 3 3. place the bay leaf and sea salt in the stockpot. bring to a boil, then turn down to medium - low so that the water is boiling gently.
• 4 4. add the astragalus, ginger, and garlic and continue cooking for 2 hours or until the chicken and rice are well-cooked.
• 5 to serve, cut a piece of chicken and place it in a bowl with some of the rice and soup.
• 6 garnish with green onion threads, thai chilis (extremely spicy!), and a few drops of dark sesame oil. enjoy!