Comprehensive Recipe Book: How to Make Pigeon Soup

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This post was last edited by single_air on 2016-7-5 20:41. Complete Recipe Collection: How to Make Pigeon Soup How to Make Wood Ear and Sea Cucumber Soup Main ingredients: Rehydrated sea cucumbers Additional ingredients: Wood ears, tremella, cucumber Seasonings: Salt, cooking wine, ** powder, chicken essence, sesame oil, ginger, scallions, cilantro Instructions: 1. Wash the sea cucumbers and cut them into small pieces; cut the cucumber into slices, the scallions into threads, the ginger into slices, and the cilantro into segments for later use. 2. Heat oil in a pot, add the ginger slices and stir-fry until fragrant. Then add the tremella and wood ears, pour in an appropriate amount of broth, add cooking wine, salt, and chicken essence, and simmer over low heat for half an hour. After that, add the sea cucumbers, sprinkle in ** powder, bring to a boil, then transfer the mixture to a bowl. Add the cucumber slices, scallion threads, and cilantro, and drizzle with a little sesame oil. 　　Benefits: Nourishes yin and moistens dryness; provides fresh and salty nutrients.
Recipe for Ginseng Chicken
Ingredients:
1 chicken with ginseng, 5–6 red dates, 5–6 chestnuts, 1 medium-sized free-range chicken, as much rice wine as desired, 3 toothpicks, 5–6 pine nuts, a little scallions, 1 cup of glutinous rice, and a little salt. 　　Instructions: (1) First, clean the chicken’s internal organs. Insert half of the red dates, all the chestnuts, and the glutinous rice into the chicken’s stomach starting from the tail end; finally, add ginseng, and then secure everything in place with toothpicks starting from the tail end. 　　(2) Put the chicken in cold water and cook it for 1.5 hours; add a little salt, then include the remaining red dates, pine nuts, and scallions. 　　(3) Drizzling some wine before eating can enhance the flavor. Its broth is extremely delicious, and the chicken can be eaten with **salt. 　　Efficacy: Hens, especially old hens, have a greater restorative effect. They are used by those who are sick for long periods or who are weak to strengthen their bodies, particularly those who are sensitive to cold winds and unable to benefit from conventional tonics. Old hens can not only replenish qi and blood but also dispel wind, making them far superior to chicken hens (females that have not laid any eggs). According to the habits of most people, they prefer tender young chickens and dislike older hens with coarse meat and hard bones. However, in terms of its ability to dispel wind, tonify qi, and enrich blood, the older the hen, the better its effects. Since old hen meat is rich in protein and calcium, cooking it in a low heat to make soup is most suitable for people suffering from anemia, as well as pregnant women, new mothers, and those with weak digestive systems, to help them regain their health. 　　Recipe for Pigeon Soup: Pigeon meat has a neutral nature and a sweet and salty taste; it belongs to the liver and kidney meridians. It has the effects of nourishing the kidneys and boosting energy, dispelling wind and toxins, addressing energy deficiency, enriching essence and blood, warming the waist and knees, and promoting urination. It can strengthen the body and kidneys, enhance vitality and mental clarity, regulate blood sugar levels, improve appearance by making the skin fair and delicate, and help prolong life. It is suitable for consumption by the general population. It is an ideal nutritional food for people who need dietary adjustment, such as pregnant women. 　　Ingredients:
Main ingredient: 1 pigeon
Auxiliary ingredients: 3 red dates, 1 teaspoon goji berries, 3 shiitake mushrooms, half a yam, 3 slices of astragalus, 1 small piece of codonopsis, 3 slices of adenophora, a little lily, longan
Seasonings: 3 slices of ginger, 1 scallion

Instructions:
Heat water in a pot, add 1 teaspoon of liquor, then put the pigeon in the pot and cook until blood bubbles appear. Pour out the water and wash the pigeon clean. Chop the green onions into knots and cook them together with the pigeon; add ginger slices as well to the casserole dish. Bring to a boil over high heat, add shiitake mushrooms, red dates, and herbal ingredients, then simmer over medium-low heat for one and a half hours. Peel the Chinese yam, cut it into sections, add it to the pot along with goji berries, and continue to simmer for half an hour; then add salt. 　　Precautions: Dried shiitake mushrooms are suitable for making soups, as they contain more vitamin D than fresh ones. Use an appropriate amount of herbal ingredients – add those that are available, and you don’t have to use any if they’re not available. After cooking over medium heat for half an hour, it’s better to continue cooking over low heat for more than 2 hours. Thinking about pigeon soup, I suddenly feel so hungry!