Healthy Chicken Essence Soup
Healthy Chicken Essence Soup
Ingredients
- 1 whole chicken
- 1 knob ginger, peeled and sliced
- 1 red or white onion, chopped or sliced
- 2 stalks onion leeks, chopped into 2-inch segments
- 1 apple, sliced into wedges
- 1/2 head Napa cabbage or Baguio Pechay, roughly chopped
- 2 tablespoons goji berries
- 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 1 cup water or broth, optional
Instructions
- 1
Prepare all ingredients: Peel and slice the ginger. Chop the onion. Cut the onion leeks into 2-inch segments. Slice the apple into wedges. Roughly chop the Napa cabbage or Baguio Pechay. Have the whole chicken and goji berries ready.
⏱️ 10 min
- 2
Layer the ingredients in a heavy-bottomed pot with a tight-fitting lid (such as a red cast iron pot). Start by placing the sliced apple and chopped onion at the bottom of the pot.
⏱️ 2 min
- 3
Spread the roughly chopped Napa cabbage or Baguio Pechay over the apple and onion layer.
⏱️ 1 min
- 4
Add the sliced ginger and chopped onion leeks over the cabbage layer.
⏱️ 1 min
- 5
Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of the goji berries over the layered vegetables.
⏱️ 1 min
- 6
Carefully place the whole chicken on top of all the layered ingredients.
⏱️ 1 min
- 7
Place the remaining 1 tablespoon of goji berries and a few extra ginger slices directly on the chicken. Season the chicken generously with salt.
⏱️ 2 min
- 8
If desired, add 1 cup of water or broth to the pot to help prevent the bottom ingredients from burning. This is optional, as the ingredients will release their own liquids during cooking.
⏱️ 1 min
- 9
Cover the pot with its lid and cook on low heat for 1 hour and 30 minutes. Do not lift the lid during cooking to retain all the moisture and essence.
⏱️ 90 min
- 10
Once cooked, the chicken should be very tender and easily come apart. Serve the clean, comforting, and richly flavored soup with the cooked chicken and vegetables, often over rice.
⏱️ 1 min
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Healthy Chicken Essence Soup
- 1 whole chicken
- 1 knob ginger, peeled and sliced
- 1 red or white onion, chopped or sliced
- 2 stalks onion leeks, chopped into 2-inch segments
- 1 apple, sliced into wedges
- 1/2 head Napa cabbage or Baguio Pechay, roughly chopped
- 2 tablespoons goji berries
- 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 1 cup water or broth, optional
Instructions
- 1
Prepare all ingredients: Peel and slice the ginger. Chop the onion. Cut the onion leeks into 2-inch segments. Slice the apple into wedges. Roughly chop the Napa cabbage or Baguio Pechay. Have the whole chicken and goji berries ready.
⏱️ 10 min - 2
Layer the ingredients in a heavy-bottomed pot with a tight-fitting lid (such as a red cast iron pot). Start by placing the sliced apple and chopped onion at the bottom of the pot.
⏱️ 2 min - 3
Spread the roughly chopped Napa cabbage or Baguio Pechay over the apple and onion layer.
⏱️ 1 min - 4
Add the sliced ginger and chopped onion leeks over the cabbage layer.
⏱️ 1 min - 5
Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of the goji berries over the layered vegetables.
⏱️ 1 min - 6
Carefully place the whole chicken on top of all the layered ingredients.
⏱️ 1 min - 7
Place the remaining 1 tablespoon of goji berries and a few extra ginger slices directly on the chicken. Season the chicken generously with salt.
⏱️ 2 min - 8
If desired, add 1 cup of water or broth to the pot to help prevent the bottom ingredients from burning. This is optional, as the ingredients will release their own liquids during cooking.
⏱️ 1 min - 9
Cover the pot with its lid and cook on low heat for 1 hour and 30 minutes. Do not lift the lid during cooking to retain all the moisture and essence.
⏱️ 90 min - 10
Once cooked, the chicken should be very tender and easily come apart. Serve the clean, comforting, and richly flavored soup with the cooked chicken and vegetables, often over rice.
⏱️ 1 min