Eight Herbal Soup

This soup is common in the Chinese family. The Chinese is so used to having soup with their meals. Especially when richly stewed soup is nourishing for health. Here are the eight types of Chinese herbs to boil with chicken bones or pork ribs.

Ingredients:

20 gm lotus seeds
15 gm dried longans
15 gm Huai Shan
15 gm Dang Sum
15 gm Yuk Chuk
10 gm Qi Zi
10 gm Fook Sun
10 red dates
600 gm chicken carcass or pork ribs
salt to taste

Method:

Wash all herbs and put in soup pot and add enough water to boil. Scald chicken bones or pork ribs in boiling water before putting in the pot to boil together with the herbs. Bring to boil over high heat. Turn to low heat and continue to boil for 2 to 3 hours. Season with salt and serve.