Delicious and healthy, here’s how to make Chinese chicken soup
Practical information
- Total time: 40 min
- Preparation time: 40 min
- Number of people: 4
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Economical
- Type of cooking: Slow cooking
- Type: Flat
- Category: Soup
- Nutritional criteria: Low calories, High in fiber, Gluten free, Lactose free, Egg free, Oilseed free
Preparation
- Soak the mushrooms for 15min in hot water.
- Meanwhile, peel the carrots and cut them into sticks. Cut the celery stalk into sections. Peel and slice the onion.
- Heat 1L of water in a saucepan. Add the vegetables, the mushrooms drained and cut into pieces with the scissors, the ginger and the soy sauce. Simmer 15min.
- Cut the chicken into cubes. Cook them separately for 10 minutes in simmering water with the stock cube.
- Drain the chicken, add it to the soup. Divide among four bowls and sprinkle with cilantro before serving.
Health tips
The more pieces and different textures a soup has, the more satiating it is. Studies have shown that starting a meal with a soup would reduce the calorie intake of the meal by 150 calories!
