Coconut Red Date Chicken Soup
Med
A nourishing, fragrant soup combining tender chicken with sweet coconut, red dates, and wholesome herbs for a beautifully restorative bowl.
Cooking Steps
9
STEP 1 OF 9
Blanch the Chicken
USES
Fresh Whole Chicken, blanched, drained (0.5 whole)
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Open on YouTube ↗Place chicken into boiling water and cook for about 2 minutes on both sides.
STEP 2 OF 9
Crack Open Coconut
USES
Coconut, cracked, pulp reserved (1 piece)
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Open on YouTube ↗Beat the center of the coconut all around with the back of a knife until it cracks.
STEP 3 OF 9
Collect Coconut Juice
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Open on YouTube ↗Carefully pour out and catch all the coconut juice from the cracked coconut.
STEP 4 OF 9
Remove Coconut Pulp
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Open on YouTube ↗Take out the coconut pulp and set it aside for use in the soup.
STEP 5 OF 9
Strain Coconut Juice
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Open on YouTube ↗Pour the coconut juice through a sieve to remove any shell fragments.
STEP 6 OF 9
Add All Ingredients
USES
Red Date, rinsed (8 clove)·Goji Berry, rinsed (10 gram)·Ginger, flattened (4.5 slice)·Dried Scallop ("Yiu Chue"), rinsed (30 gram)·Lotus Seed, rinsed (30 gram)·Dried Lily Bulb, rinsed (30 gram)
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Open on YouTube ↗Place chicken, coconut pulp, red dates, goji berries, lotus seeds, dried scallops, lily bulb, and ginger into the pot.
STEP 7 OF 9
Add Liquids
USES
Water, to cover (0 as needed)
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Open on YouTube ↗Pour in the strained coconut juice, then fill the pot with water to cover everything.
STEP 8 OF 9
Simmer the Soup
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Open on YouTube ↗Cook on low heat for 3 hours until the soup is rich and fragrant.
STEP 9 OF 9
Season and Finish
USES
Salt (0 as needed)
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Open on YouTube ↗Add salt to taste, then skim off excess oil from the surface before serving.
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