Radish Chicken Soup

Recipe by Lisa Cheng Smith

This recipe uses ingredients from the Radish Chicken Soup Bundle.

Radish Chicken Soup
蘿蔔雞湯

Ingredients

• 2-3 whole aged dried radish
• 1 small free-range chicken (3-5 lbs) or chicken parts
• 5 dried shiitake mushrooms, soaked for 30 minutes, stems removed
• 4-6 cloves garlic
• 3 slices of ginger
• 1 tbsp. rice wine (optional)
• handful of goji berries or red dates (optional)

Instructions

1. Option prep step: blanche the chicken in boiling water for a minute or two to remove any gamey flavors. Drain.
2. Put all ingredients except the goji berries into a pot, bring to a boil, then simmer for at least 30 minutes or up to two hours. In the last 5 minutes, add goji berries if using.  This can also be done in a Tatung electric steamer.
3. Strain stock and taste. There's usually enough salt from the radish, but you can salt as desired. Then shred or chop chicken. These can be stored separately for a few days in the fridge for an easy soup later on.
4. Assemble a bowl of soup with heated stock, chicken, and a few goji berries, and a mushroom.