Also known as milk vetch, huang qi (or huangqi)

Astragalus Black Chicken Soup

Chicken soup recipe made with astragalus.

Ingredients

  • 20g (about 4 1/4 teaspoons) dried longan
  • 20g astragalus (about 4 1/4 teaspoons or 4 sticks)
  • 6 red dates
  • 1 chicken (skin and fat removed)
  • 1 piece tangerine peel

Directions

  1. Rinse all ingredients; blanch chicken in boiling water for 2-3 minutes.
  2. Fill soup pot with water, add in all ingredients then bring them to boil and turn to low heat, let the soup simmer for 2.5 hours.

Recipe adapted from: Astragalus Beef Soup

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